Men rescued from tank of fish poo
Published: July 2, 2007
Four men were rescued in America last Friday, after they fell into an 18-foot tank filled with fish faeces.
Rescuers had to cut through the side of the fibreglass tank after the workers became trapped in the fish dung, at the Australis Aquaculture fish farm in Massachusetts. The men were plunged into the faeces after a bracket gave way, causing the collapse of the platform they were standing on to clean the tank.
One of the workers was completely submerged in the ordure, while the other three were covered up to their necks.
The four were trapped in the tank for 45 minutes before the rescue team could cut their way into the tank.
‘It was very slimy and it was heavy,’ said Turners Falls Fire Captain David Dion of the fish dung. He added: ‘Never seen anything like it in my life.’
The workers were all taken to hospital, but were not thought to be seriously injured.
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