Current:Home > StocksWoman falls into dumpster while tossing garbage, gets compacted inside trash truck-InfoLens
Woman falls into dumpster while tossing garbage, gets compacted inside trash truck
View Date:2024-12-23 19:33:08
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — A woman fell into a dumpster while throwing out her garbage and was later rescued from a trash truck that had compacted the contents while she was inside, fire department officials in New Hampshire said.
Luckily, neighbors heard her screams and the trash compartment was equipped with a camera. The driver spotted the woman stuck inside and called 911. By then, the driver “had reportedly compacted the garbage up to four times,” the Manchester Fire Department said in a news release.
Rescuers used a basket ladder to reach the top of the truck and lift her out. By then, she was “standing/talking/yelling, but was not alert enough to answer questions,” the news release said.
The woman was taken to a hospital after Monday’s misadventure. Her name was not released.
“In 32 years, I’ve never seen anything like this my whole career,” Battalion Chief Bob Beaudet told WMUR-TV. “It’s alarming, because you don’t really think it’s true.”
veryGood! (949)
Related
- Food prices worried most voters, but Trump’s plans likely won’t lower their grocery bills
- Dominic West Details How Wife Catherine FitzGerald Was Affected by Lily James Drama
- Oklahoma City Thunder show it has bark in tight Game 1 win over New Orleans Pelicans
- Online threats against pro-Palestinian protesters rise in wake of Sen. Tom Cotton's comments about protests
- Duke basketball vs Kentucky live updates: Highlights, scores, updates from Champions Classic
- 2nd former Arkansas officer pleads guilty to civil rights charge from violent arrest caught on video
- Children of Flint water crisis make change as young environmental and health activists
- Damian Lillard sets Bucks’ postseason mark with 35 points in opening half vs Pacers
- Worker trapped under rubble after construction accident in Kentucky
- From 'homeless among the clouds' to working with Robert Downey Jr., Kieu Chinh keeps going
Ranking
- As the transition unfolds, Trump eyes one of his favorite targets: US intelligence
- 'Shōgun' finale: Release date, cast, where to watch and stream the last episode
- 2024 NFL draft selections: Teams with most picks in this year's draft
- Arch Manning ends first two Texas football spring game drives with touchdowns
- Burger King is giving away a million Whoppers for $1: Here's how to get one
- CIA Director William Burns says that without aid, Ukraine could lose on the battlefield by the end of 2024
- Taylor Swift draws backlash for 'all the racists' lyrics on new 'Tortured Poets' album
- 'Shōgun' finale: Release date, cast, where to watch and stream the last episode
Recommendation
-
Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Good Try (Freestyle)
-
Walz appointments give the Minnesota Supreme Court its first female majority in decades
-
Two stabbed, man slammed with a bottle in Brooklyn party boat melee; suspects sought
-
Tram crash at Universal Studios Hollywood leaves over a dozen injured. What happened?
-
Oregon's Dan Lanning, Indiana's Curt Cignetti pocket big bonuses after Week 11 wins
-
Kroger, Albertsons — still hoping to merge — agree to sell more stores to satisfy regulators
-
Michigan woman wins $2M lottery jackpot after buying ticket on the way to pick up pizza
-
Walz appointments give the Minnesota Supreme Court its first female majority in decades