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Crews rescue person trapped inside garbage truck

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COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A person was rescued Monday morning after being dumped into a garbage truck.

Comstock Fire & Rescue says crews responded to Gull Road Monday morning for calls of a person trapped in a loaded garbage truck.

When crews arrived, they say they learned a person was sleeping inside a trash container and was dumped into the truck.

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The driver of the truck heard someone yelling for help.

The Comstock Fire & Rescue chief tells FOX 17 that the victim had to be lifted out of the top of the garbage truck with a stokes basket.

According to rescue crews, the individual suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to the hospital for treatment.

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