OKMULGEE, Okla. — A man is dead after trying to climb into a donation bin Wednesday night, Okmulgee police said.
Witnesses called police after seeing a person hanging halfway out of a bin near 8th Street and Muskogee Avenue, authorities said.
When police arrived, they said they found a man stuck in the bin. It took several minutes to free him, officials said. Officers took lifesaving measures until medics arrived.
The man, who was not immediately identified, later died at a hospital, Okmulgee police said.
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