Man Inside Recycling Dumpster Got Tossed into a Garbage Truck. He Was Rescued After Screaming for Help from the Compactor

The reason the man was inside the dumpster is still unknown and under investigation

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  • A man was rescued from a garbage truck in Houston after being dumped into it from a recycling dumpster
  • Firefighters used an aerial ladder and Stokes basket to free the man, who was conscious during the rescue
  • Authorities said the reason the man was in the dumpster remains unknown and is under investigation

Firefighters in Houston rescued a man who got trapped in a garbage truck.

On the morning of Friday, May 29, a garbage truck driver had emptied a recycling dumpster into the compactor, only to suddenly hear a man screaming for help inside.

From inside the truck, the man told the driver his legs were injured and the driver called 911, according to Click 2 Houston and ABC 13…

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