Person sleeping in dumpster pulled from garbage truck

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WALA) - A person sleeping in a dumpster gets dumped into a truck and had to be rescued, according to the sheriff’s office.

Escambia County Fire Rescue said they responded to a special operations entrapment on W. Michigan Avenue at 3:19 a.m. on Wednesday.

Upon arrival, ECFR said they discovered a person trapped in a blue garbage truck who had been sleeping in a dumpster that the truck emptied.

ECFR was able to rescue the person at 4:07 a.m. and take them to an area hospital for treatment, according to reports.

Investigators said a nearby resident heard the man yelling and called 911 and they contacted the garbage company who then told the driver to pull over and wait for authorities.

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