Man trapped upside down 18 hours in rail car in Seattle

Published 12:45 pm Wednesday, February 4, 2015

SEATTLE — Firefighters have rescued a man who was trapped for about 18 hours upside down in a parked rail car in Seattle.

The fire department says the man apparently crawled into a chute on the car, which is designed to carry dry bulk materials.

About 8 a.m. Wednesday dispatchers received 911 calls from the nearby Burke-Gilman Trail where people heard someone yelling for help.

Rescuers found the 25-year-old with his feet sticking up.

Fire Department spokesman Kyle Moore tells he was stuck overnight in a confined space.

Firefighters pulled him out by his feet. He was stiff and cold and checked out at a hospital.