Three brothers working on a farm in Ohio died after passing out from fumes in a manure pit.
The local news site Hometown Stations first reported that the three men — Gary, Todd, and Brad Wuebker — were fixing a pump inside a manure-storage pit at their family’s livestock farm in the village of St. Henry in Mercer County.
First responders received a call at about 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday that three people were stuck inside a manure pit. The three men were unconscious when firefighters removed them from the pit with ropes and ladders, per The Kansas City Star.
According to the Mercer County Outlook, several squads, including a dive team and an air ambulance, were requested to help get the brothers out of the pit.
Ain’t that some $#!+
Aw man. Shit outta luck.
Not all that unusual. It happened in southeast Worcester a few years back with a Harvestore silo. They advertised sealed storage but also sealed in was silo gas and it is very deadly. Yeah, I know it’s not manure but the same principal. Farming is a dangerous occupation.
Always have a plan.
It’s not really funny!
So sad. What an awful way to go. God bless them and may they RIP!
Wow going to happen any day now in Washington DC, that place is loaded with it!