Rescue workers in Philadelphia were left baffled after spending around 30 minutes trying to free a shirtless man who had become stuck in a manhole. The unusual incident drew attention as crews worked to extricate him, with the operation proving more difficult than expected given the confined space involved.

Details of exactly how the man came to be trapped in the manhole, and his condition afterwards, were not fully specified in the available report. The rescue reportedly took roughly half an hour to complete, with emergency responders working through the difficulty of manoeuvring him free from the underground chamber.