Brit rescued from underground waste container after ‘drunken’ prank with friends in Malaga
That was a bullshit idea! Briton is rescued from underground dumpster as crowds watch after being trapped during a ‘drunken prank’ with his friends in Malaga
- The tourists had put their friend in a container in Malaga’s Uncibay Square
- Emergency services had to dismantle part of the container to get it out
This is the surreal moment when a group of Brits try to pull their imprisoned friend out of the narrow opening of an underground dumpster on the Costa del Sol after a ‘drunken’ prank went wrong.
You can hear one of his mates shout “Tiggy, give me your hand” and count “one, two, three” before pulling his arm up.
Another joins in by telling him ‘Bring your knees up’ as baffled locals offer advice in broken English on the best way to get him out and the top of the vacationer’s wedged head appears.
The bizarre drama in a central square in Malaga ended when police, firefighters and workers from maintenance company Limasa were mobilized and had to dismantle part of the container so they could extract it after the amateur rescue attempt failed.
According to overnight local reports, the tourists had put their captive friend in the container in the busy Uncibay square in Malaga’s historic city center after a drinking binge.
Pictured: friends and emergency services participating in the rescue effort. According to overnight local reports, the tourists had put their captive friend in the container in the busy Uncibay Square in Malaga’s historic city center after a drinking binge.
The police and other emergency services were alerted around 01:00 yesterday by a local café owner.
She allegedly told officers that the group had taken turns opening the lid of the underground ecological waste container and climbing inside before one of them was trapped.
His friends’ attempts to pull him out included moments of tension as they shouted “Shrink Yourself” and “Listen to me, your leg, raise your leg” and unintelligible screams mixed with loud laughter as they realized the trouble they were in. had. into.
One of the bewildered locals watching and trying to help with encouragement and advice might exclaim overhead, “My God. Is this real!’
Tiggy, as his comrades seemed to call him, seemed unfazed by all the attention and emerged with his shirt off but a smile on his face after being pulled out by the fire brigade to the cheers of the crowd that had gathered.
In the photo: The friends manage to get the upper part of the boy’s body out of the trash
The operation to free him took about half an hour. Armed police watched, but let the fire department do their job before recording the man’s details.
An ambulance had been put on standby, but was not needed.
It was not immediately clear today whether he or his friends would be asked to pay the costs of his rescue or face fines.
While his nationality has not yet been confirmed by officials, the video footage clearly showed his mates were British and a local report also described him as British.
A Spaniard who observed the moments leading up to the successful rescue and happy ending said: ‘There are stupid people and then this one.
“They put a boy in an underground dumpster and they can’t get him out.
“They’ve been trying to get him out for half an hour.
“I don’t understand those people who get drunk and do things like this.”
He added when ‘Tiggy’ emerged with a smile on his face, ‘Here’s the man. My god, my god. Drunkenness, huh!’
Pictured: A small group of people watch as emergency services take part in the rescue effort
The incident had all the hallmarks of a bachelorette party, although it is not known whether the men involved were celebrating the impending nuptials of one of their group.
Last November, the chiefs of Malaga Town Hall announced fines of £650 for having inflatable penises and sex dolls as part of a crackdown on stag and hen parties.
Last month, scantily clad models made heads in the same city stripping down to their underwear on a busy street in front of horrified tourists and locals alike.
The women got out of a van before stripping off their clothes and posing for a cameraman.
And one of the models briefly took off her bra top and bared her bare breasts in front of kids and OAPs after being egged on by a group of men across the street.
The shocking scenes occurred around noon on Tuesday near Malaga’s Atarazanas Market, the city’s central market and one of the city’s architectural gems.
City hall officials confirmed at the time that the risqué photo shoot was not authorized and they were investigating.