For two hours

Man stuck upside down in animal carcass container

An Upper Austrian man found himself in a particularly awkward situation when he wanted to dispose of meat scraps in an animal carcass container in Gaspoltshofen. The man fell headfirst into the container and was stuck for two hours before a truck driver found him and freed him.

A truck driver could only see the man's legs sticking out of the container. He told ORF Upper Austria what went through his mind at the sight: "I think someone has dumped a body." The casualty was pulled out of the container with combined forces.

Truck driver helped him
The man was unable to free himself from the awkward situation, his cell phone was lying on top of the container. It was the truck driver who rescued him. He informed his family and together they pulled the man out of the square opening. The incident is believed to have happened almost two weeks ago.

Hood fell into container
When the man threw meat scraps into the empty container, his hood fell in, according to the radio report. When he tried to get it out again, he fell headfirst into the container and got stuck. No one noticed the accident for a long time because it happened on a weekday when the waste collection center was not open, according to the report.