Muskegon Man Is Fighting For His Life After Falling Into A Chemical Basin
A family in Muskegon is rallying around a man who is fighting for his life after he fell into a chemical basin at the Muskegon wastewater facility and was severely injured while lying in poison overnight.
Now his partner is doing everything she can to make people aware of the dangers that this area has:
On June 27, his 41st birthday, Chris Minzey was found barely alive after falling into an unlit, unfenced chemical basin at the Muskegon Wastewater Facility. He suffered hypothermia, a brain bleed, a collapsed lung, a shattered vertebra, and multiple broken ribs. He spent over eight hours alone in toxic water. He’s now in the ICU, restrained, sedated, and barely responsive.
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After stepping out to get some air, Chris became disoriented and turned around, which is when he wandered into the waste area and fell headfirst over a low retaining wall, tumbled down a steep concrete embankment, and landed in a chemical holding pool, filled with poison.:
Our neighborhood sits just under 1,500 feet from the Muskegon County Wastewater Facility—a sprawling industrial zone with open lagoons, access roads, and chemical treatment basins. There are no fences between our homes and those hazards. No lighting. No warning signs. No protection.
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When it comes to their current situation, the family is facing some of the most difficult times in their life, while also fighting to save Chris' life:
We don’t have a car. We’re facing eviction. And I can’t work while staying by his side at the hospital. Please help us fight for his life—and for the future we’re still hoping to have together.
If you'd like to help the family, click this link to donate.
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