Man stuck up 32ft lamp-post in UK city saved

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Press Trust of India London
Last Updated : Jul 02 2018 | 8:35 PM IST

A man thought to have taken an "illegal high" became stuck at the top of a 32feet lamp-post in Birmingham was rescued by fire-fighters in a complex operation.

The man somehow scaled the lamp-post in Handsworth, Birmingham and became stranded at the top for an hour, the British media reported.

Crews used a ladder from a hydraulic platform to get him down, the BBC reported.

A spokesman said they had no idea how he got there. He did not identify the man.

The fire service tweeted he had taken an "illegal high" and the incident could have "ended very differently."

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First Published: Jul 02 2018 | 8:35 PM IST

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