A North Bay Shore man fell into a cesspool while weed whacking his yard. Suffolk Police say on Monday evening, 88 year old Ralph Santos was weed whacking his yard on Bancroft Road when a cesspool collapsed creating a sink hole. Santos fell into the hole and held his head above the contents using the electrical cord from his weed whacker. Santos was discovered by his wife, who called 9-1-1.
Third Precinct officers responded to the scene and were able to use an emergency life ring to keep Santos afloat. Within minutes, officers pulled Santos out of the hole, which was expanding, at 5:34 p.m.
Santos, was transported via ambulance to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore with non-life-threatening injuries.
