A father and son die after falling into a slurry tank at a family farm in Cheshire, according to local reporting. The men are pronounced dead at the scene and are identified as Alan Ford, 72, and his son Rick Ford, 42.
The reports describe the incident as happening while the pair are working with farm machinery and industrial silage or slurry storage. Tributes are then paid by people in the farming community, with outlets highlighting their roles as a respected and “tireless” father-and-son partnership. While the accounts use slightly different wording—referring to a “slurry tank” or an “industrial silage tank”— they consistently state the same location, the same father-and-son identities, and that both men die following the fall at their family farm.
Authorities have not been detailed in the provided summaries, and further information about causes or any investigation is not included in the sources.
