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Cantonment Man Dies After Being Crushed In Garbage Truck
April 6, 2011
A Cantonment man is dead after being trapped in a garbage truck early Tuesday morning in Escambia County.
Officials believe Phillip Wayne Murphy, Jr., 36, took shelter from the cold or storms in a dumpster before it was dumped into a Waste Management garbage truck. Murphy was discovered in compacted trash in the truck on West Hood Drive off Highway 29, near Wal-mart just before 5 a.m.
After emergency crews freed him from the garbage truck, Murphy was airlifted to Sacred Heart Hospital where he later died.
Pictured top: Emergency crews free a man from garbage truck early Tuesday morning. Courtesy WEAR 3 for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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24 Responses to “Cantonment Man Dies After Being Crushed In Garbage Truck”
Phillip was a loving man, he had 5 adorable children and they loved their daddy , he had a wife that loved and misses him , they were together 17 yes, I miss you Phillip, rip !!!!!
ILoveYou Daddy , RIP <3
rest in peace daddy i love you !
My prayers are with the family and friends. This was tragic and sad.
May his soul Rest in Peace in the arms of our Saviour.
he was not homeless… i think he was drinkin beer tht night and he was walking when the storm hit… so he got in side the dumster….to take cover
R.I.P. Wayne : (
Sincere condolences to the family for the unusual and untimely death of their loved one and for their grief.~~And God bless the emergency workers who responded and did all they could. I love them all for their dedication in every emergency as they must then carry those images in their mind for their entire lifetime. Every dedicated ER worker has an amazing calling for their profession and I’m so thankful for them.
My sympathy to the family.May God allow you to put your pain on his shoulders and carry you all through this heartfelt loss..May you find some comfort in your memories of love and good times!!
this is truely heartbreaking…i was working the nite shift then (tues am) and if im not mistaken, that was the nite/morning when it was raining/thundering/lightening terribly bad…it was quite scary and i was inside…i can see why hed want to get out of that weather, if he had been caught outside then….he prob fell asleep…so sad…sincere condolences to his family.
thats so sad …:(
OMG!! That is horrible!! Prayers to the family!
Finally! Glad to read some warm comments, and not the heartless, thoughtless BS thrown about PNJ’s website. They should be ashamed of themselves. There is more to this story than is being reported at this time. Wayne most certainly was not homeless, and he does have a warm and loving family. My thoughts go out to you guys in Pensacola. I too, am sorry I cannot be with you all.
Bama Boy and Really you are correct I Thought I was on the wonderful PJN site when I wrote this. I can’t believe the comments they allow.
ms cantonment probably just finished reading the comments on the PNJ website about this incident when she posted. The comments left on the PNJ about anything and everything are heartless, cruel and totally unacceptable by another HUMAN BEING. Everyone is so bitter now and extremely judgemental, I refuse to read or buy that paper. You never know what is living around you and it’s scary to know that these type of people are ever growing in our communities. What’s wrong with helping out and giving encouraging words to others who are grieving. Prayers to the family of this gentleman.
to ms cantonment: i have yet to read anything that states it was a waste of time to get him out!
this is terrible way to die, warm wishes to his family and friends
Ms Cantonment, Nobody on this post says it was wrong to get him out…What are you talking bout?
To all who thinks they are right your wrong. He was a person just like the rest of us and how dare anybody say it was a waste of time to get him out. I hope none of you ever have do endure a horrific death in your family. I have known him and his family for 20 years plus and they are good people. He was a father,brother,son and friend no matter if he was homeless or not he was still a PERSON. My prayers go out to his children and his family. May you finally rest in peace and look down on all of us who need guidence.
Wayne has a family he is the great grand son of Bilbo and Iris Brown .
He is my nephew. He is loved by his family and his friends My Prayer goes out to all of the family, I am sorry I can not be with you at this time, but know my though and prayer are alway with you.He is in the arms of his heavenly father.
Love Aunt Carry Mae and Family
prayers.
He was not homeless, he had a family. He was just walking because he didn’t have a car. He was simply getting out of the bad weather.
Was he homeless or was he simply seeking shelter from the bad weather that night?
Oh gosh…I’m so sorry…RIP Mr.Phillip Wayne Murphy,Jr…Hope you did not suffer! You’ll be warm forever now!
How very sad. Wonder why he was homeless.
My goodness, what a horrific way to go.