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Topless bloke stuck at top of Carlisle 300 foot chimney

"Fire chiefs have made an urgent public appeal for a high-rise cherry picker to help rescue a man stuck upside down more than 80 metres (270ft) up a chimney.Footage from the scene appears to show a figure, upside down with his legs in the air, at the top of Dixon’s Chimney in Carlisle, Cumbria." (Guardian)Usual helpful Twittering from a local: "just goes on to show that carlisle city council needs to be more resourceful when it comes to handling emergencies like this".

David Ainsworth ● 2571d9 Comments

Yes, I saw the photo and can’t understand how he got there and how he has not fallen.. Hope they get him down ASAP.

Martine Guy ● 2571d

maybe he's a trainee Santa Claus :)

Adam Tripp ● 2571d

Has anybody seen Matt Palmer lately?

David Ainsworth ● 2571d

The poor man is now unresponsive.  He has been up there since 2.20 am.  He slipped at the top of the chimney and got his leg stuck in the ladder.

Martine Guy ● 2571d

Poor chap has died.

Sue Hammond ● 2571d

Very sad

Michael Ixer ● 2571d

I honestly can't think of anything worse, poor man, my worst nightmare, God bless him.

Bunny Payne ● 2571d

I really believed that there would be a rescue in time.

David Ainsworth ● 2571d

Yes, me too, David.I saw this news on MailOnline.  I hope they will give this poor man some dignity and remove  the upsetting photo of him.

Martine Guy ● 2571d