MIDWEST: Man Rescued from Laundry Chute in Wisconsin Rapids

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By Aaron Hepker

Story Created: Mar 21, 2010 at 6:02 PM CST

Story Updated: Mar 21, 2010 at 6:14 PM CST

Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin

WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. (AP) - Authorities say a 20-year-old man in Wisconsin Rapids took a dare from some children and slid down a laundry chute - only to get stuck with his legs dangling below.

Police and firefighters arrived to the home on Saturday find the man's legs hanging from the chute in the basement. The Wausau Daily Herald reports the man's chest was wedged in the chute and he was having trouble breathing. His arms were above his head.

Authorities tried to grab the man's arms and pull him up and out of the chute, but it didn't work. Firefighters eventually had to use a saw to cut a hole in the
wall and pull the man to safety.

Wisconsin Rapids Senior Patrol Officer Roy Woyak says in his 30 years on the job, it's the first time he's had to save someone from a laundry chute.

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