Probably an intoxication

Night owl caught on a lifting platform in Innsbruck

The curious action triggered a police and fire department operation.

(Bild: Berufsfeuerwehr Innsbruck, Krone KREATIV)

Did someone look too deeply into their glass and give free rein to their exuberance? Two men triggered a police and fire department operation in the middle of Innsbruck on Sunday night - including numerous spectators. The duo had unceremoniously put a lifting platform into operation and ended up trapped at lofty heights.

As we all know, there's nothing that doesn't exist: At around 2.30 a.m., the police received a report that two men were driving around with a construction machine in Innsbruck's Maria-Theresien-Straße.

Action attracted numerous onlookers
A patrol was immediately sent to the city center. When they arrived, the officers must have been quite astonished. " Two men could be seen on a lifting platform of a special vehicle that could no longer be retracted," said the investigators . 

In the meantime, numerous onlookers had also become aware of the action.

Both men ultimately had to be rescued using a turntable ladder.

Die Polizei

Fire department had to rescue men
As the aerial platform could no longer be controlled, the Innsbruck professional fire department was called in to assist. "Both men ultimately had to be rescued using an aerial ladder," the investigators continued. 

The adventurous night owls remained unharmed. It is not known whether alcohol was involved. In any case, the men will face charges.