Man Trespassing Gets Trapped At Closed Restaurant: Cops

SAN LORENZO, CA — Here's a man lucky to be alive. Covered in grease and oil, he was trapped in a vent leading to the roof of a restaurant. The Alameda County Fire Department rescued him Wednesday morning. He was taken to a hospital suffering from dehydration and exhaustion.

His rescue began when someone notified emergency workers and said a man was calling for help at a vacant Chinese restaurant.

"When first responders arrived on scene, they could hear the voice and quickly determined it was coming from a roof vent atop the restaurant," Sgt. Ray Kelly of the Alameda County Sheriff's Office said in a written release. "A ladder was extended and personnel were able to locate a 29 year old man trapped in a sheet metal grease duct running from the roof to the kitchen."

Although he was covered in grease and oil, the man could not move. It took firefighters about an hour to free him. He was taken by ambulance to a local hospital for treatment and is expected to make a full recovery.

The man is being investigated for trespassing and vandalism. But even if he faces charges, he is one lucky man. "It is likely he wound not have survived another day given the circumstances," said Kelly.

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— Image via Alameda County Sheriff's Office