OAP, 82, stuck in hospital air duct

AN 82-year-old hospital patient has been rescued from ventilation ducts after trying to flee.

The man, who had been undergoing treatment for diabetes, had climbed into the air duct from the rubbish disposal room and become stuck.

It was the second time in days that he had tried fled the Sainte-Blandine de Metz hospital in Metz, Moselle.

He is thought to have spent Saturday night stuck in the duct and was only found after around 20 police and rescue personnel with dogs were called in to find him on Sunday morning.

The OAP was transferred to the Lorraine regional hospital at Metz-Thionville where his condition was giving no concern.
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