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.
The man, who was not immediately identified, later died at a hospital, Okmulgee police 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.