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Texas man trapped inside ATM rescued after passing notes through receipt slot Texas man trapped inside ATM rescued after passing notes through receipt slot
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Contractor, who was changing lock, wrote: ‘Please help. I’m stuck in here’
Customer called police, who heard faint voice coming from inside ATM
Associated Press in Corpus Christi
Thu 13 Jul 2017 16.19 BST
Last modified on Fri 14 Jul 2017 17.44 BST
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A Texas man who became trapped inside an ATM slipped notes to customers via the receipt slot pleading for them to help him escape, police said on Thursday.A Texas man who became trapped inside an ATM slipped notes to customers via the receipt slot pleading for them to help him escape, police said on Thursday.
The Corpus Christi police lieutenant Chris Hooper said the contractor became stuck on Wednesday when he was changing the lock to a Bank of America room that leads to the ATM.The Corpus Christi police lieutenant Chris Hooper said the contractor became stuck on Wednesday when he was changing the lock to a Bank of America room that leads to the ATM.
“Apparently he left his cellphone and the swipe card he needed to get out of the room outside in his truck,” Hooper said.“Apparently he left his cellphone and the swipe card he needed to get out of the room outside in his truck,” Hooper said.
The contractor then passed notes through the ATM receipt slot to customers retrieving cash, imploring them to call his boss. One read: “Please help. I’m stuck in here.”The contractor then passed notes through the ATM receipt slot to customers retrieving cash, imploring them to call his boss. One read: “Please help. I’m stuck in here.”
A repairman got stuck behind an ATM and ended up slipping "help me" notes through the receipt slot https://t.co/z13eGuB8xn pic.twitter.com/Xq1ebs3xaYA repairman got stuck behind an ATM and ended up slipping "help me" notes through the receipt slot https://t.co/z13eGuB8xn pic.twitter.com/Xq1ebs3xaY
Some customers appeared to dismiss the notes as a prank, Hooper said. But one called police, who detected a faint voice coming from inside the ATM. An officer kicked in the door to the room and freed the man, whose name was not released.Some customers appeared to dismiss the notes as a prank, Hooper said. But one called police, who detected a faint voice coming from inside the ATM. An officer kicked in the door to the room and freed the man, whose name was not released.
“Everyone is OK but you will never see this in your life, that somebody was stuck in the ATM,” Richard Olden, a police senior officer, told KRIS-TV. “It was just crazy.”“Everyone is OK but you will never see this in your life, that somebody was stuck in the ATM,” Richard Olden, a police senior officer, told KRIS-TV. “It was just crazy.”
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