40‑year‑old man rescued after getting stuck in Connecticut playground slide

A Connecticut man is likely breathing a sigh of relief thanks to a team of firefighters and other emergency personnel who rescued him after he became stuck inside a tube slide at a children’s playground on a hot August day. Rescuers found the 40-year-old man, who has not been publicly identified, “wedged feet and head first down the slide” while “stuck in the middle portion” when they responded to a call just after 4:30 p.m. Saturday at the Northeast Elementary School playground in Vernon, Connecticut, according to a statement from the Vernon Fire Department.