Posted on 08/22/2011 4:44:36 PM PDT by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah — An 8-year-old boy desperate for a drink tried to get into a neighbor's home by sliding down the chimney, but got stuck for more than four hours, authorities said.
West Valley City police Sgt. Robert Hamilton said the thirsty boy climbed a tree to get onto the home's roof, then slid down the chimney feet first on Friday. The boy made it 30 feet down the chimney before he became wedged between the basement and main floor.
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Because of the narrowness of the chimney, as well as its twists and turns, rescuers could not pull out the child with a rope, Hamilton said. They cut an 8-by-5-foot hole in a wall to free the boy, who escaped with little more than scrapes and bruises.
The boy "was surprisingly very calm on scene. His only worry was he was still thirsty when we got there," Hamilton said. The boy was able to move his arms, so rescuers dropped water to him.
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that’s what I do when I’m thirsty. Screw the garden hose.
I get the feeling there’s more to this story.
Who is supposed to be watching this boy? One expects a thirsty animal to invade an attic occasionally, but not a child. I hope he’ll wind up with some capable supervision.
The article never explained why the boy felt he had to try to get into a neighbor’s house for a drink.
Something struck me as odd about this story.
I never considered breaking into anyone else’s house for a drink of water as a child.
“I get the feeling there’s more to this story”.
So do I. What child would climb down a chimney for a drink rather than go home? Something stinks here..
If I got caught doing something like that, I’d have more worries than still being thirsty - I’d still have to face Dad!
Was his last name Claus?
maybe he was seeing a mirage and thought it was a great big drinking straw.
LOL!! If it is then he needs a lot more practice before December!
They don’t have outdoor spigots in Utah?
Knocking on the door and asking “May I have a drink of water?” would have been much easier.
Like most everyone else on this thread, I too think there must be more to this story...
Makes me wonder if he was told to slide down the chimney, get a drink and oh, by the way, don’t bother to lock the door when you leave.
The same thing happened to me once!
That story just doesn’t ahh... hold water.
“The same thing happened to me once”
Either place a /sarc tag or give us more details! You can’t just say that it happened to you without DETAILS.
Weird. Why couldn’t he go home for a drink? Or knock on a neighbor’s door to get a drink?
My Siamese cat did this to my neighbor in Houston. He would jump down the chimney and sit on a ledge and yowl. Finally he would free himself by jumping rest of the way down the chimney and walking across the white carpet, leaving sooty foot prints. My neighbor was not amused.
A rediculous story that gives me claustrophobic nightmares. I would literally die from panicking.
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