NewsFebruary 5, 2015
Man trapped upside down in Seattle rail car for 18 hours
SEATTLE -- Firefighters rescued a man who was trapped for about 18 hours upside down in a parked rail car. The fire department says the man apparently crawled into a chute on the car designed to carry dry bulk materials. Dispatchers received 911 calls about 8 a.m. Wednesday, where people heard someone yelling for help. Rescuers found the man with his feet sticking up. Firefighters pulled him out by his feet. He was stiff and cold and got taken to a hospital to be examined...
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SEATTLE -- Firefighters rescued a man who was trapped for about 18 hours upside down in a parked rail car. The fire department says the man apparently crawled into a chute on the car designed to carry dry bulk materials. Dispatchers received 911 calls about 8 a.m. Wednesday, where people heard someone yelling for help. Rescuers found the man with his feet sticking up. Firefighters pulled him out by his feet. He was stiff and cold and got taken to a hospital to be examined.
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