Terrey Hills: Rescue operation after man becomes stuck head first in septic tank

A man is in hospital after becoming stuck headfirst inside a septic tank on Sydney’s northern beaches.

A man is in hospital after becoming stuck headfirst inside a septic tank on Sydney’s northern beaches.

Emergency crews were called to Terrey Hills just before 12.30pm today to assist in carefully extracting the man, aged in his 40s, from the tank at a home on Myoora Rd.

Arriving at the scene, four paramedics and Fire and Rescue crews found the man trapped head first inside the tank before commencing an operation to free him.

Four paramedics were called to the home.

NSW Ambulance said the situation was made particularly sticky when water inside the tank began rising as the man struggled to break free.

The emergency operation took 40 minutes to complete before the relieved resident was treated for minor head injuries.

He was later taken to Northern Beaches Hospital in a stable condition.

A generic photo of a septic tank.

It is unclear exactly how the man ended up in the tank, but NSW Ambulance Acting Inspector Charnan Kurth praised the quick-thinking response of a passer-by – along with a dog.

“Emergency services were alerted to the incident by a young caller, after their dog named Spot found the man in trouble,” he said.

“Had the dog not heard the man’s cries, it may not have been such a good ending”