Some rescues make you wonder, ‘just how in the heck did this happen in the first place?’ No spoofs here, these weird, funny and simply bizarre rescues actually occurred — or didn’t in one case. And yes, most of these stories have video.
- This inebriated fellow thought himself agile enough to climb a wrought iron fence. And who can blame him; his friend pulled it off? Did we mention that the fence was more spiked than his drinks?
- From the better safe than sorry file, Chinese firefighters attempted to save a would-be jumper only to learn she was perched on her window ledge to steal her neighbor’s WiFi.
- “Fire department requested for a cow stuck in a tree,” is an uncommon dispatch even in the most rural areas. Yet, that’s what U.K. firefighters found themselves facing.
- Your mother said too much television was bad for you, so here’s your proof. When police approached this man, he ran because that’s what people do on TV. He also fell in a septic tank, and that’s where firefighters came in — because that’s what they do.
- So there’s no shortage of “cat stuck in a tree” calls, but dad?
- And even when firefighters have that need to feel a little more pretty than usual, they are still on the job, as is evidenced here.