- Tami Camp fell 10 feet into a septic tank behind her Mullica Township home
- She was stuck for at least 30 minutes until her son heard her cries for help
- He called 911, but it took emergency crews roughly three hours to save her
- Camp was airlifted to a hospital and treated for severe back pain
A New Jersey woman was rescued after becoming stuck for hours when she fell 10 feet into a septic tank behind her home.
Tami Camp’s son called 911 on November 16th after hearing his mother’s screams from their backyard in Mullica Township.
The 57-year-old woman had already been at the bottom of the septic tank for at least 30 minutes until her son heard her calling for help.
She apparently fell 10 feet to the bottom when a rotted tank cover gave way.
Stuck: Tami Camp, a 57-year-old New Jersey woman, had to be rescued after becoming stuck for hours when she fell 10 feet into a septic tank behind her home
Camp’s son called 911 on November 16th after hearing his mother’s screams from their backyard in Mullica Township. The 57-year-old woman had already been at the bottom of the septic tank for at least 30 minutes until her son heard her calling for help
Atlantic City Fire Chief Scott Evans said police and emergency crews arrived at the Mullica Township home and used a special board attached to a fire truck ladder with ropes and braces to hoist the woman out of the hole.
Atlantic City Fire Chief Scott Evans said police and emergency crews arrived at the Mullica Township home and used a special board attached to a fire truck ladder with ropes and braces to hoist the woman out of the hole.
‘It’s a very tight space for rescuers to be in,’ Evans told The Press of Atlantic City.
‘It was so tight they had to use a specialized rescue board to assist her.’
Evans added that they ventilated the hole to make sure the air was safe for the woman to breathe.
Once out of the tank, Camp was airlifted to a hospital and treated for severe back pain.
Evans said that before the Atlantic City Fire Department arrived, a Mullica Township police officer and an AtlantiCare EMS worker went into the hole with a ladder to treat Camp.
Authorities estimated that Camp had been in the hole for nearly three hours before she was finally saved.
Once out of the tank, Camp was airlifted to a hospital and treated for severe back pain. Authorities estimated that Camp had been in the hole for nearly three hours before she was finally saved