76-year-old man trapped hunting for lottery ticket

January 3, 2013 @ 4:58 am

AMSTERDAM (AP) - What are the odds?

A 76-year-old man trapped himself in an underground waste paper container in Amsterdam after he clambered in to hunt for a lottery ticket.

Police said in a statement the elderly man managed to open the container and climb in Thursday because he feared he had tossed out a lottery ticket along with other used paper.

Passers-by heard him calling for help and alerted the police who freed him with the help of firefighters.

The bad news? The man didn't find his lottery ticket.


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  • Snout wrote...
    Eurotrash
    January 3, 2013 7:49 pm
    Sorry, it's low hanging fruit.
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  • hpygolkyone wrote...
    Holy Crap!..........
    January 4, 2013 4:33 pm
    I hope I don't get this crazy when I'm his age........unless I'm already there?!
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