In a freak accident, a teenager was crushed to death after being pulled into a meat grinder at a sausage-making factory. The deceased identified as Joemar Jungco (18), was discovered with only his legs sticking out of the grinder by the workers of the factory. The tragic incident took place at a factory in the city of Iloilo in the Philippines at around 7.30am on June 22.

According to the Sun, the deceased is believed to have been trying to reach something inside the machine, used in the production of spicy chorizo, while it was still running. His body was discovered around 8 am. The police stated that the boy had only been working in the factory for two weeks and that he was not assigned to the machine.