California Amazon driver speaks out after falling into septic tank
Amazon driver Charles Amicangelo shares why he quickly returned to work after falling 13 feet into a septic tank on 'Tucker Carlson Tonight.'
Amazon driver Charles Amicangelo recounted a terrifying moment after he recently fell 13 feet into a septic tank while delivering a package in Apple Valley, Calif.
Amicangelo said he noticed a hole in the ground as he approached a customer's property and on the way back to his truck, the ground underneath him suddenly gave way.
"Even though I kept a bit of a distance from the hole, I still managed to fall in because of the ground collapsing under my feet," he explained Tuesday on "Tucker Carlson Tonight."
![Charles Amicangelo fell into a septic tank in Apple Valley, Calif.](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/01/1200/675/California-Amazon-driver-speaks-out-after-falling-into-septic-tank.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
Charles Amicangelo fell into a septic tank in Apple Valley, Calif.
![Amicangelo said he never imagined he would fall into a 13-foot hole.](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/01/1200/675/California-Amazon-driver-speaks-out-after-falling-into-septic-tank-1.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
Amicangelo said he never imagined he would fall into a 13-foot hole. ((Screengrab/ Tucker Carlson Tonight))
In a viral video, Amicangelo is seen standing, surrounded by clay-colored dirt and large roots.
"I tried using these roots around me to get out [but] it just pulled more dirt on top of me," he said. "I just called dispatch, so hopefully, they are going to get the cops or the fire department here because I definitely don't want to try climbing out on my own again."
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After he was rescued, Amicangelo went home, took a shower and went right back to work.
![Amazon delivery driver Charles Amicangelo stands in sewage while waiting for the fire department to rescue him.](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/01/1200/675/California-Amazon-driver-speaks-out-after-falling-into-septic-tank-2.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
Amazon delivery driver Charles Amicangelo stands in sewage while waiting for the fire department to rescue him.
Host Tucker Carlson asked if he considered calling it a day and having a beer instead of returning to work.
"I did consider it," Amicangelo responded. However, he shared he was taught to always accomplish his mission in the Marine Corps and that played a big part in his decision to return to work.
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"Another big thing is that had I not completed my route or attempted to at least - other drivers who had already been out there and done their entire routes would get stuck having to finish my route," he said. "And I just didn't think that would be fair to them either. But I did voluntarily offer to take my route."