STATE MEDIA – A man in his late 30s has died and two others hospitalised, after a tragic turn of events while they were cleaning a cistern in Fitches Creek. The Emergency Medical Services received the distress call shortly after 12:30 Wednesday afternoon.
They responded within minutes at the residential property where the men had been working. The Fire Department also rushed to the scene to provide assistance, taking the stricken men from the cistern.
It is alleged one of the men started to feel unwell, and another who went to assist him also started to lose consciousness. Emergency Medical Technicians started to render CPR while rushing the men to hospital.
One was pronounced dead, while the other two have been admitted in serious condition. A fourth man at the location did not show signs of being ill.
The men were reportedly using equipment to pump water from the cistern, and this believed to have caused an elevated level of carbon monoxide in the confined space. A post mortem will determine the cause of death.
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