A 29-year-old man who hadn’t been since 9 p.m. Thursday was found Friday morning stuck under a tire in a septic tank.

In a news release, the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded at 9:05 a.m. to a welfare concern in the 7300 block of North Terry in rural Edinburg.

The homeowner reported that their uncle had not showed up to “the daycare this morning” and hadn’t been seen since the previous night.

Deputies were granted permission to search the property for the man.

“While calling out the man’s name, the deputy heard a faint voice coming from the ground, calling for help,” the release stated. “The deputy located the man trapped underneath a tire in a septic tank.”

The deputy called for assistance from the fire department, emergency medical services and the county to as

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