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Chinese firefighters rescue woman with head trapped in metal railing
Firefighters in China’s Shandong province rescued a woman whose head was stuck in a metal railing on July 15. (Credit: China Fire via Storyful)
A woman had to be rescued by firefighters in China after her head got stuck in a metal railing in the country’s Shandong province on July 15.
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China Fire released footage showing crews arriving on the scene and finding the woman stuck in a stairwell.
The firefighters had to use a tool to cut the metal balustrade and free her head.
According to a Chinese news outlet, Sina, citing local authorities, it was reported that the woman was attempting a "popular online challenge" they referred to as "body entrapment," according to machine translation.
Storyful could not corroborate that such stunts are trending or popular.
The Source: Storyful contributed to this report. The information in this story comes from video footage released by China Fire, which showed firefighters rescuing the woman from a stairwell in Shandong province. Additional details were reported by Chinese news outlet Sina. This story was reported from Los Angeles.