Man's Hand Gets Stuck Under Train Armrest While Reaching for AirPods. Why It Took 90 Minutes to Free Him

A train rider successful Germany faced a analyzable rescue aft his manus was trapped nether an armrest while looking for his fallen Apple AirPods.

The Volunteer Fire Department Lehrte said successful an incident study that firefighters responded to nan Lehrte train position successful Lower Saxony connected Friday, May 23, astir 10:10 p.m. section time. 

“Upon arrival, nan business was specified that a man connected a Westfalenbahn train walking toward Braunschweig had his manus trapped nether an armrest, down nan seat, successful nan broadside paneling, and was incapable to free himself,” nan occurrence section stated successful nan report, which has been translated.

“This was triggered by his AirPods, which had fallen disconnected and slipped into a spread successful nan broadside paneling,” nan section added.

PEOPLE contacted nan Volunteer Fire Department Lehrte for further accusation connected Tuesday, May 27. 

The agency noted that what astatine first appeared to beryllium a reasonably easy rescue turned retired to beryllium a analyzable cognition because nan passenger’s manus was truthful swollen that elemental instrumentality could not beryllium used. 

As a result, emergency responders first dismantled nan train’s luggage rack and seats and past removed nan armrest utilizing a saw. 

“A operation spreader was past utilized to unfastened nan broadside paneling wide capable that nan personification could yet beryllium freed from his predicament aft astir an hr and a half,” nan occurrence section study said. 

Authorities added that nan rider was past taken to emergency services. His information remains chartless astatine this time. Meanwhile, officials noted nan AirPods were yet recovered.

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A blanket covered nan broadside of nan train wherever nan rescue cognition took spot to shield nan rider from onlookers pinch their phones, according to nan occurrence department.

“Because nan cognition extended complete an extended play of time, nan train unit evacuated nan train and a replacement train was deployed toward Braunschweig,” officials said.