News from all over - Oak Park
A Michigan man who awoke inside a garbage truck that was about to compact its load was rescued after making a frantic cell phone call to police.
The man was scavenging for bottles Thursday when he fell asleep in a Dumpster. He awoke when the container was unloaded into a truck. He told police he didn't know which truck he was in but gave a dispatcher the location of the Dumpster he fell asleep in.
Police soon lost contact with the man when his cell phone battery became dislodged. Police checked several trucks by pounding on the side of the truck and finally somebody pounded back.
The man appeared to be unhurt except for a scratch, police Lt. Mike Pousak said. "If I was him I would go to church and play the lottery because today was his lucky day."
The man was scavenging for bottles Thursday when he fell asleep in a Dumpster. He awoke when the container was unloaded into a truck. He told police he didn't know which truck he was in but gave a dispatcher the location of the Dumpster he fell asleep in.
Police soon lost contact with the man when his cell phone battery became dislodged. Police checked several trucks by pounding on the side of the truck and finally somebody pounded back.
The man appeared to be unhurt except for a scratch, police Lt. Mike Pousak said. "If I was him I would go to church and play the lottery because today was his lucky day."
