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http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1521835/two-die-cesspit-after-woman-accidentally-drops-her-phone-while-going

Two die in cesspit after a woman drops her phone into toilet PUBLISHED : Friday, 30 May, 2014, 2:54pm UPDATED : Friday, 30 May, 2014, 6:12pm Stephen Chen binglin.chen@scmp.com

Two people died and three were injured after wading into a cesspool's knee-deep filth in an attempt to retrieve a woman's mobile phone and rescue those who fainted.

The two fatalities were the woman's husband and mother-in-law, a local newspaper reported.

The tragedy unfolded after the young woman in Xinxiang city, Henan, accidentally dropped her brand new phone into a cesspit when she went to the open-pit toilet on Wednesday, according to local newspaper Dahe Daily.

Her husband jumped in to find the 2,000-yuan (HK$2,510) phone but he could not breathe and soon lost consciousness.

Then, the husband's mother jumped in to save him but she, too, soon lost consciousness. In panic, the young woman followed and suffered the same fate.

Seeing his family lying helpless in waste, her father-in-law called to neighbours for help.

When they arrived, the old man also entered the cesspit but could not get out while two neighbours who jumped inside fainted.

“The smell was too strong. I lost consciousness before I could see anything,” said a neighbour.

Other villagers found a rope and tied it on rescuers who, taking turns, pulled six people out of the pit.

The husband and mother-in-law died in hospital while the woman and a neighbour remained in the intensive care unit. The father-in-law was also injured.

The woman and her husband had a one-year-old son.

Villagers said the victims were in the pit – which was knee deep in waste –for no more than five minutes.

A hospital doctor said the victims suffocated.

Villagers said the dead victims had pulses after being pulled out but the ambulance did not arrive for more than an hour.

Submitted on 05/31/2014

Submitted by: Chris
Reference: South China Morning Post - May 31 2014

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James said:
Definitely Toss: Lacks Excellence
We've had more than a few stories over the years about people attempting to retrieve objects and/or rescue people/pets from cesspools and the like. Our instinct to help others in distress/panic is the prime motivator here, not stupidity (as in if someone were to say "Watch THIS!" and jump into a cesspool). Thanks just the same, Chris!


Bruce said:
Definitely Toss: Bystanders Hurt
As James said. I also consider the people who went in to help, especially those who tried to rescue the earlier victims, as hurt bystanders. They likely didn't recognize the fact that there was no oxygen in the pit and were acting altruistically, not out of any sort of blatant stupidity. Thanks just the same, Chris.


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