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| Newlyn Fish Festival portable toilet moved with woman inside | Newlyn Fish Festival portable toilet moved with woman inside |
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| A portable toilet with a woman inside was accidentally carried across a festival site by a forklift truck. | A portable toilet with a woman inside was accidentally carried across a festival site by a forklift truck. |
| The woman had gone to use the toilet ahead of the opening of the Newlyn Fish Festival in Cornwall. | The woman had gone to use the toilet ahead of the opening of the Newlyn Fish Festival in Cornwall. |
| Harbour master Rob Parsons said she must have "thought she had teleported" when she came out of the toilet in a new location. | Harbour master Rob Parsons said she must have "thought she had teleported" when she came out of the toilet in a new location. |
| The woman was not injured in the incident on Monday, organisers confirmed. | The woman was not injured in the incident on Monday, organisers confirmed. |
| Mr Parsons told BBC Radio Cornwall: "She got in the loo and then it was picked up and taken to the other side of the harbour with her in it. | Mr Parsons told BBC Radio Cornwall: "She got in the loo and then it was picked up and taken to the other side of the harbour with her in it. |
| "I think she was suffering from a bit of shock or she thought she had teleported across to the other side of the harbour." | "I think she was suffering from a bit of shock or she thought she had teleported across to the other side of the harbour." |
| Mark Kempthorne, director of toilet provider Andyloos, said it was not the first time a forklift driver had picked up a toilet with somebody inside, although on this occasion it had not been done by a member of his staff. | Mark Kempthorne, director of toilet provider Andyloos, said it was not the first time a forklift driver had picked up a toilet with somebody inside, although on this occasion it had not been done by a member of his staff. |
| He said it was an easy mistake to make as drivers "go in through the back entrance" to pick up the toilet. | He said it was an easy mistake to make as drivers "go in through the back entrance" to pick up the toilet. |
| He said: "It does happen quite a bit to be honest - I've done it a few times." | He said: "It does happen quite a bit to be honest - I've done it a few times." |
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