Officials say the victims were hog hunting and fell to their death going after a dog in a cornfield north of Elgin.
The Bastrop County Sheriff's Office held a news conference after three people fell to their death in a cistern in a cornfield.Officials say three people and a dog fell to their death in a cistern in a cornfield inInvestigators say they got a call around 1 a.m.
"It's not uncommon in this county to have [cisterns], I'm told. But, by law, they're required to be covered if they're over a certain opening. This did not have a cover on it," Bastrop County Sheriff Maurice Cook said. They say recovery efforts were hampered by hydrogen sulfide gas and stagnation of the water. The Bastrop County Sheriff says they had to pump out the water, clear the gas, and check the integrity of the walls with a drone before a deputy could go in and recover the victims.
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