Firefighters cut the open recreation slide to rescue the 40 -year -old man caught inside
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A man from Connecticut has been saved from a slippery situation.
An unidentified 40 -year -old player stuck inside a tube slide in a recess courtyard of primary school in Vernon, Connecticut, on August 16.
Just after 4:30 PM, the Fire Department of the city of Vernon, Vernon EMS and the Vernon Police Department responded and were sent to Northeast Elementary School, according to a Facebook post for the Fire Department.
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The first units that arrived found the man embedded in the middle of the slide.
Additional help was requested, including a fire truck, 141 and Tower 541 rescue.
The responders called on rescue 141 and tower 541 to help with the rescue of a man trapped inside a tube slide in Vernon, Connecticut, August 16, 2025. (Fire Department of the city of Vernon)
The man was provided ventilation and oxygen through EMS because, according to reports, he was in “extreme discomfort” in the hot summer temperatures.
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“As rescue 141 was deploying tools for extraction, Tower 541 was established adjacent to the patio of recreation on the grass and used the aerial staircase as a culminating point to stabilize the section of slides that firefighters were withdrawing to reach the patient,” said the Facebook Department on Facebook.
A Firefighter Short the average section of a slide at the Northeast Elementary School in Vernon, Connecticut, on August 16, 2025. (Fire Department of the city of Vernon)
In 30 minutes, the man was released after the responders were able to eliminate the lower section of the slide, dividing it into two.
According to reports, man rejected treatment and transport to an emergency room.
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“While this is a unique call for the service for the Fire Department, the professionalism shown in the scene was exemplary,” reflected the Vernon Fire Department in the Facebook publication, which has received viral attention from the public.
Firefighters, EMS and police officers in Vernon, Connecticut, help in the rescue of a man trapped in a game slide on August 16, 2025. (Fire Department of the city of Vernon)
A Facebook user commented: “New fear unlocked. Congratulations to that man for being active with his children and for teaching me a valuable lesson about tube slides.”
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“Imagine getting stuck [and] Then they make a full photo shoot for you: “Another commented” poor boy. “
Angelica Stabile is a lifestyle reporter for News Digital.