A building site Portaloo that had ended up floating in a river in the western town of Diksmuide caused considerable concern among emergency service workers on Sunday amid fears the portable toilet could still have someone on its seat when it ended up in the water. Fortunately, this was not the case.
Floating loo triggers fears in Diksmuide: ‘Not clear if anyone was still on it’
Colin Clapson
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Earlier on Sunday evening emergency services had received an unusual call-out. Passers-by had noticed a Portaloo floating in the city centre, on a tributary of the River IJzer. As it was not clear whether anyone was on the loo at the time, the fire service immediately attended the scene and several divers were deployed.
Fortunately, the toilet turned out to be free. Where exactly the Portaloo had originated and how it had ended up in the water is not clear. The police are conducting an investigation and are not ruling out that vandals dumped the toilet in the river.