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| Norwegian man rescued after getting trapped inside a toilet trying to retrieve a phone | Norwegian man rescued after getting trapped inside a toilet trying to retrieve a phone |
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| A man has been rescued by firemen after getting stuck in a public toilet. | A man has been rescued by firemen after getting stuck in a public toilet. |
| Cato Berntsen Larsen climbed into the toilet in an attempt to rescue a phone that his friend had dropped while using the toilet. | Cato Berntsen Larsen climbed into the toilet in an attempt to rescue a phone that his friend had dropped while using the toilet. |
| The 20-year-old dived in feet-first and stood thigh-deep in the contents of the toilet for over an hour as he waited for help. | The 20-year-old dived in feet-first and stood thigh-deep in the contents of the toilet for over an hour as he waited for help. |
| “I was obviously slim enough to get into it, but not slim enough to get out. I was down there for one hour, and it was very unpleasant”, Mr Larsen told Drammens Tidende. | “I was obviously slim enough to get into it, but not slim enough to get out. I was down there for one hour, and it was very unpleasant”, Mr Larsen told Drammens Tidende. |
| The toilet is not connected to the sewer and has a tank that sits underneath which is cleared out once a year. | The toilet is not connected to the sewer and has a tank that sits underneath which is cleared out once a year. |
| “It was disgusting as hell. The worst thing I have ever experienced. Animals were down there too. I will never enter a toilet again. Now my body hurts, and I will go home and get some rest”, he said to VG. | “It was disgusting as hell. The worst thing I have ever experienced. Animals were down there too. I will never enter a toilet again. Now my body hurts, and I will go home and get some rest”, he said to VG. |
| Firefighters were forced to destroy the toilet to free Mr Larsen, who was unsuccessful in retrieving the phone. | Firefighters were forced to destroy the toilet to free Mr Larsen, who was unsuccessful in retrieving the phone. |
| He was treated at hospital for some injuries to his upper arms and several bites on his body. | He was treated at hospital for some injuries to his upper arms and several bites on his body. |