A woman in England was accidentally forklifted across a festival while in a Portaloo

Festival portaloos are not great places to be at the best of times but this woman’s experience at the Newlyn Fish Festival in Cornwall had a nightmarish twist.

Wed, 02 Sep, 2015 - 01:00

Ciara Flaherty

While taking care of business in the toilet, the unsuspecting woman was forklifted up in the air and carried to the other side of the venue.

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