Emergency crews responded to a dairy farm in Honeyball Township.
Inside the barn, the little boy was trapped underneath in a manure pit that was 10-feet deep and spanned underneath the barn housing dairy cows.
“He was unable to get to him because of the thickness of the manure. So, we pulled back out focused our efforts on ventilation,” said Deputy Chief Jake Bailey.
Honey Brook Fire Company called for a team that specializes in confined agricultural rescues.
Deputy Chief Bailey knew they had to convince the little boy to stay until the team arrived.
“His whole body was actually sitting on the manure. So he was completely above the manure. But if he would have moved around a lot it would have been a different story. The manure’s kind of like a quick sand. So the more you move the more you sink,” he said.
Mud from the heavy rains make rescue efforts difficult.
A fire engine became stuck in the mud.
Fire crews repaired the baseboards for crews to safely reach the child.
“Once they arrived they had guys in suits and harnesses and we were able to send them down in with taglines and crawl across the plywood that was set up to be able to get to the child,” Deputy Chief Bailey said.
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- VIDEO: WOMAN THROWS POOP AT COFFEE SHOP EMPLOYEE