Lloydminster RCMP responded to reports of a woman trapped inside a garbage truck early this morning (June 24).
The woman stated she was sleeping in a dumpster and ended up in the back of the truck.
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Multiple units from the Lloydminster Fire Department responded to the truck, which had come to a stop in the parking lot between Border City Clinic and H&R Block.
Firefighters removed multiple bags of garbage before gaining access to the woman, coordinating with paramedics to remove her on a backboard.
She was moving at the time of extrication and could be seen sitting on a stretcher shortly afterwards.
According to RCMP, she suffered non-life-threatening injuries and paramedics took her to hospital.
Emergency services rescued a woman from the back of a garbage truck on June 24. Dan Gray – Meridian Source
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