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I really, really don't see how someone could die from a big hole filled with manure. I'm aware of the thickness and texture of feces, and if it was liquid, you could simply float in it or grab on to the edge, and if it was thicker, it wouldn't even let you sink that fast in it. The only possible theory is that the kid somehow fell in first and panicked. That resulted in him sinking, and then the father jumped in full-force to dig him out, but ended up getting in too deep also. Even this theory is a little far-fetched.
It is a terrible story, but something just doesn't seem right -- they had to have died due to the gases or something. Quicksand is proven to be bullshit (no pun intended) so I assume that a manure pit would have the same qualities. Either way, that's such a waste of human lives; this is truly one of those stories that make you want to go back in time and simply tell them to stay away from the manure.
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