Man who dug up hidden concrete box in garden makes stomach-churning discovery as ‘treasure’ is a septic tank

A HILARIOUS video of a man who dug up a hidden concrete box in his garden has gone viral, after he was left retching by a stomach-churning discovery.  

The clip captures the moment he prizes open the container, only to retreat in horror after he realises it’s a septic tank for his house.

The TikTok user @Tonyhuismanlp was informed of a secret concrete box in his garden six years after moving in and decided this was the right moment to try and dig it up.

In the video he can be seen using a spade to try and unearth the “treasure” before discovering the container in the ground.

He said: “I found a handle after digging for a while, then after digging for a bit more I uncovered a second handle. I kept going until I got it cleaned to the point where I could start to attempt to lift it up.

“When I tried it was a little heavy, so then I brought in the big guns. And you’ll never believe what I found.”

Tony then films himself retreating from the box as he retches from the smell unearthed.

He then proceeds to pulls his top up to cover his mouth to reveal that he has dug up the septic tank for his house.

Although he joked that he did know it was a waste tank when he started digging, he says he had only went in search of the box after a plumber recently informed him of its existence.   

Tony said: “We didn’t know we were on septic system. I have lived here for six years, the landlord before me had lived here for two years, and the people before us had a garden bed right over the top of where the septic tank is.

“So who knows how long it’s been since it’s been cleaned – like eight plus years?

“And the contents in there, it was like the consistency of Jell-O. But not Jell-O you want to eat.”

The hilarious video on TikTok that is captioned “found a secret box in the ground,” has now been watched more than 4.1 million times as thousands commented with their reactions.

One person said: “Umm I think it wasn’t treasure.”

And another added: “It’s full of chocolate!”