auxilary Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 Three Die Retrieving Phone from Latrine NAIROBI (Reuters) - Three Kenyans died trying to retrieve a mobile phone that slipped down an open-pit latrine while its owner answered a call of nature, a newspaper reported on Friday. Anxious to recover her phone, the owner in the coastal town of Mombasa offered 1,000 shillings ($13.09) to anyone who would recover it, the Daily Nation said. Well over half the Kenyan population of 30 million people lives on less than $1 a day. The first to try -- a 30-year-old radio technician -- failed to resurface after disappearing down a ladder into the latrine. His friend went after him but slipped and fell. The third casualty, trying to rescue the others, was hauled out of the pit by neighbors after he inhaled the fumes and lost consciousness. The man was rushed to hospital but died on the way. "The fumes inside must be extremely poisonous considering the short time it was taking to disable the retrievers," acting Mombasa police chief Peter Njenga was reported as saying. The Daily Nation said police prevented a fourth man from climbing into the latrine and the search for the phone was eventually abandoned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudge Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 ouch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueovalz Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 "can you hear me now!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wagz Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 "can you hear me now!" ROTFL I know I shouldn't be laughing at their misfortune, but Terry's comment was perfect... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 damn, did they atleast say what kind of phone it was? cuz i cant see going in there for a crappy nokia, maybe a nextel....maybe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudge Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 I heard some lady ran into the back of a truck that cleans out porta-potty units, and died from swallowing you know what, after busting the truck open... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 I heard some lady ran into the back of a truck that cleans out porta-potty units, and died from swallowing you know what, after busting the truck open... now thats a shitty way to die. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zfan Posted March 15, 2003 Share Posted March 15, 2003 Thats a good place for all cell phones! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsumner Posted March 15, 2003 Share Posted March 15, 2003 What did she eat? I've produced gas bad enough to make people think something had died,but never bad enough to actually kill. Name witheld to protect the guilty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudge Posted March 15, 2003 Share Posted March 15, 2003 The truck carries waste that sits in a porta-pottie for probably at least a week if not more, before cleaning, so you can imagine it was not exactly veggie juice. After it broke though the windshield, well, she swallowed. Another horrible way to die a local guy witnessed, a semi blew a tire tread and the tread flew through someones windshield beheading them. This came up in a discussion where I told my story about watching a ladder on a windy day, in the back of a truck. The wonderfully intelligent fellow decided not to tie it down, so I'm watching it drift in the back of the open truck, and can tell its a cheap and very light aluminum ladder, so I back off. Sure enough about 30 seconds later it takes flight and I had to stop in my lane. Moral of both stories, EXPECT THE WORST, I dont give a flying frig how ridiculous it may sound, as a security enthusiast you must hope for the best but prepare for the unexpected worst! Dont tailgait a much larger vehicle, or a vehicle with loose items in the back, or probably one with thuggish looking teens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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