Elderly vendor gets stuck in newspaper stand

Wednesday, February 10, 2016
LOS ANGELES, Ca. (WPVI) -- The LAPD just released a photo of the moment they pulled a trapped vendor out of his own newspaper stand.

The 84-year-old accidentally locked himself inside, and was stuck there for at least four days, without food or water.
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Someone heard the man yelling on Monday, and called for help.

Officers say the vendor was weak and dehydrated, but otherwise doing okay.
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