A person was rescued from inside a garbage truck after a bystander intervened. The bystander had flagged down the Recology driver, alerting them to someone yelling from within the truck. Firefighters were then able to rescue the trapped individual.
The incident occurred in Union Square, though further details are not available here. For more information on the rescue, readers can consult the original source.
Details of the rescue and the circumstances surrounding the person's entrapment are limited in this report, but it is known that a bystander's actions helped bring the situation to the attention of the driver and ultimately led to the rescue.
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