Unhappy camper: man rescued after falling into toilet at California campsite

An unhappy camper spent about 15 minutes submerged in sewage in the putrid tank of a California campground’s vault toilet after falling in trying to retrieve sunglasses he dropped, according to officials. The latest entry into the annals of bizarre US campground mishaps took place on Saturday at Shaver Lake’s Camp Edison, about 50 miles north-east of downtown Fresno. A spokesperson for the Fresno county sheriff’s office said specialist rescue crews from Cal Fire were required to extricate the unidentified man from the confined tank beneath the waterless, non-flushing toilet. Sgt Chris Tullus told yourcentralvalley.com , the website of news partners KSEE and KGPE, that a caller at Camp Edison, in the foothills of the Sierra Madre mountains, reported the person tumbling in. “Via a Spanish translator, they advised that the subject had fallen into the chemical storage tank,” Tullus told the outlet. Tullus added: “Law enforcement, Camp Edison staff and fire personnel responded and were able to safely get him out, decontaminate him, and he’ll be OK.” Tullus said the man was not injured – but he did require “a hosing down” from the Cal Fire crew before he walked away. The incident occurred at about 2.30pm PT, officials said, adding that the person involved was inside the tank for 10 to 15 minutes. A review of the Camp Edison toilet facilities posted on YouTube more than a decade ago was largely favorable. …