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Man stuck in ATM feeds 'help' notes through receipt slot

A workman trapped inside a cash machine in the US was forced to pass handwritten notes through th...
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09.48 14 Jul 2017


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Man stuck in ATM feeds 'help' notes through receipt slot

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09.48 14 Jul 2017


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A workman trapped inside a cash machine in the US was forced to pass handwritten notes through the receipt slot to summon help.

But customers thought it was a joke.

He became stuck when changing a lock to a room that leads to the back of the ATM, said police in Corpus Christi, Texas.

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Lieutenant Chris Hooper said: "Apparently he left his cellphone and the swipe card he needed to get out of the room outside in his truck."

One of the handwritten notes passed out from the ATM | Image via @KRIS6News on Twitter

When he realised he was trapped with no way to communicate, he resorted to sliding notes through the slot.

One read: "Please help. I'm stuck in here and I don't have my phone. Please call my boss ..."

People withdrawing cash though it was a prank, but one called police who heard a faint voice from inside the machine.

They kicked down the door and freed the red-faced worker - his name has so far not been released.

Corpus Christi police officer Richard Olden summed up the bizarre incident: "You'll never see this again in your life that somebody's stuck in the ATM machine. It was just great."


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