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| Texas man rescued from locked ATM after slipping 'help me' notes through receipt slot | Texas man rescued from locked ATM after slipping 'help me' notes through receipt slot |
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| A Texas man who got locked inside an ATM room slipped “help me” notes through a receipt slot to be rescued. | A Texas man who got locked inside an ATM room slipped “help me” notes through a receipt slot to be rescued. |
| The contractor was doing routine maintenance work in a Bank of America branch in Corpus Christi, Texas, when the door accidentally closed behind him on Wednesday afternoon. | The contractor was doing routine maintenance work in a Bank of America branch in Corpus Christi, Texas, when the door accidentally closed behind him on Wednesday afternoon. |
| According to local police, he was changing an electronic lock inside the room that connected to the machine, but had left his phone inside his truck. | According to local police, he was changing an electronic lock inside the room that connected to the machine, but had left his phone inside his truck. |
| Senior Officer Richard Olden told local news agency KRIS TV that when people stopped by to withdraw cash, the worker decided to slip out SOS notes through the receipt slot. | Senior Officer Richard Olden told local news agency KRIS TV that when people stopped by to withdraw cash, the worker decided to slip out SOS notes through the receipt slot. |
| One read: “Please help. I’m stuck in here, and I don’t have my phone. Please call my boss.” | One read: “Please help. I’m stuck in here, and I don’t have my phone. Please call my boss.” |
| Several passers-by took it as a joke until one customer eventually realised what was going on, and the police and the contractor's supervisor arrived. | Several passers-by took it as a joke until one customer eventually realised what was going on, and the police and the contractor's supervisor arrived. |
| “Sure enough, we could hear a little voice coming from inside the machine, and thought “this has got to be a joke,”” Olden said. | “Sure enough, we could hear a little voice coming from inside the machine, and thought “this has got to be a joke,”” Olden said. |
| The police then kicked the door down to rescue the man. | The police then kicked the door down to rescue the man. |
| It is not known how long the contractor was trapped inside. | It is not known how long the contractor was trapped inside. |
| “So everybody’s OK, but you’ll never see this again in your life," said Olden. "It was just crazy.” | “So everybody’s OK, but you’ll never see this again in your life," said Olden. "It was just crazy.” |
| A similar incident occurred in 2014 when a security guard found himself locked inside an ATM in Essex. | A similar incident occurred in 2014 when a security guard found himself locked inside an ATM in Essex. |