The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
Another fine mess
Onlookers watched in bemused horror as emergency crews battled to rescue a woman after she got her arm trapped in a bin for dog mess.
ONLOOKERS WATCHED in bemused horror as emergency crews battled to rescue a woman after she got her arm trapped in a bin for dog mess.
The 39-year-old spent 25 minutes with her right arm jammed in the box in a park in Perth.
The unfortunate lady had been attempting to retrieve a child’s hat from deep inside the bin when disaster struck.
She was taken to hospital by ambulance to be checked over after finally being freed.
Firefighters and paramedics were called to Letham playpark to try to free the woman from her somewhat sticky predicament on Monday evening.
A crowd of curious people began to gather as the full extent of her pongy plight became clear.
One resident said the woman’s arm had “turned blue” during the deeply unpleasant ordeal.
She said: “It wasn’t even just a normal bin. “She was taken away in an ambulance. “She must have got her arm stuck properly because it had gone blue by the time the ambulance arrived. “She must have cut the circulation off.” Meanwhile, a woman whose house overlooks the park said the hapless victim had looked like she was suffering severe discomfort.
She added: “It was all over Facebook last night. You are just not meant to get stuff out of those bins.
“No one could believe it. The girl looked like she was in pain because her whole arm was stuck inside and she was taken away in an ambulance.”
A spokesman for the Scottish Ambulance Service said it had been notified by the fire service.
He said: “We attended at 6.57pm and transported a female to hospital in Perth.
“She had her hand trapped in a bin and the information was passed to us by the fire service.”
A spokeswoman for the Scottish Fire Service said it took about five minutes to free the woman.
She said: “The woman was trying to retrieve a child’s baseball cap and her arm got stuck.
“She had been stuck for about 20 minutes before we arrived and it took about five minutes to release her.”
It is unclear whether or not the victim was eventually reunited with the headgear at the centre of the drama.
Do you know the identity of the unfortunate lady involved in the rescue? Call our Perth office on 01738 622273.