Posted on 08/19/2025 5:01:32 AM PDT by DallasBiff
Aug. 18 (UPI) -- Emergency responders in Connecticut were called to a playground for an unusual rescue when a 40-year-old man became wedged inside the middle portion of a tube slide.
The Town of Vernon Fire Department said on social media that crews responded alongside Vernon EMS and the Vernon Police Department just after 4:30 p.m. Saturday for "a confined space rescue of a 40 year old adult male stuck in a tube slide on the playground."
The man was said to be "wedged feet and head first" in the middle portion of the slide at Northeast Elementary School. Photos from the scene show the man had somehow ended up sideways, with his body folded at the waist.
The rescuers set up ventilation equipment to keep the man cool amid the high temperatures inside the slide.
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Hell hath no fury like a tube slide’s wrath.
The Ultimate Wedgy
I’ll bet he doesn’t do THAT again- but you NEVER KNOW about some people….
In my own defense my kid triple dog dared me ,,,
Shoulda just left the dumbass in there and cook in it.
Reminds me of when my little niece stuck her head through the metal railing on my sister’s staircase - the metal slats closed around her and she couldn’t get her head out - became hysterical, of course.
My brother and dad had to dismantle a section of the staircase bannister to free her.
News outlets used to have copy editors to cleanup word salads.
wedged feet and head first
Easy fix; setoff a stick of dynamite at far end and blow him out like a cork.
“What information did he have
on Hillary Rodham Clinton?”
If that was part of it, the headline would be different .
“Playground tragedy . Man stuck on playground slide dies after Boeing 747 loses control and crashes into slide “
Ahhhh... Camo cargo shorts and tatts check for weed.
“My brother and dad had to dismantle a section of the staircase bannister to free her”
A bottle jack would have worked better...
don’t ask me how I know that.
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