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MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - There are caller details astir an incidental successful Merced County that near 1 pistillate dormant and different hospitalized.
It happened successful the metropolis of Delhi conscionable aft 3 p.m. connected Monday.
“Our deputies responded to the 15,000 artifact of Oak Avenue successful Del High for the study of 2 females who had fallen into an underground substance retention tank,” said Capt. Aaron Rosenberg with the Merced County Sheriff's Office.
Investigators don’t judge determination was immoderate benignant of foul play and are simply calling it a unspeakable accident.
“Cal Fire unit and a peculiar extraction squad were sent to the determination to extract the women from the underground tank,” said Rosenberg.
Investigators judge the 2 women fell into the substance tanker aft 1 of them fell successful connected mishap portion the 2nd went successful to effort and rescue her.
“I judge idiosyncratic heard idiosyncratic screaming for assistance and idiosyncratic successful the section country called in,” said Rosenberg.
During the telephone investigators besides discovered respective malnourished calves.
“Unfortunately, 1 of the cows had to beryllium euthanized astatine the scene, and past 2 others were seized by our Animal Bureau owed to their condition,” said Rosenberg.
Both women lived connected the property, but authorities are not definite who other lived determination and who was caring for the animals.
The 2nd pistillate was rushed to the hospital. Her information remains captious astatine this time.
