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href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/california\/\">California<\/a>, firefighters found the man wedged on his side between the two structures.<\/p>\n<p>The technical rescue team used a high point rescue technique, which allows them to lower or raise someone using ropes.<\/p>\n<p>The man was able to secure a harness around both of his shoulders, which allowed him to be lifted out of the tight spot.<\/p>\n<p>He was then able to climb down a ladder propped against the wall to the safety of solid ground.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"363\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22616123 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/softnary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SEI_241285808-a1fb.jpg\">” loading=”lazy” decoding=”async” \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>\u201c\/> The man was wedged in a narrow gap between two walls (Picture: Orange County Fire Authority)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Thankfully he was uninjured \u2013 and while firefighters didn\u2019t explain how he got stuck in the first place, it\u2019s probably safe to say he won\u2019t be doing that again.<\/p>\n<p>There have been plenty of stories of people getting stuck in strange places in recent months.<\/p>\n<p>People on a ride at a Six Flags theme park were<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/08\/27\/people-trapped-200ft-merciless-ride-shuts-off-powerful-storm-21494274\/\"> trapped 200ft in the air <\/a>due to a powerful storm rolling in, while careless drivers keep <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/10\/15\/drivers-keep-getting-stuck-housing-estate-stairs-thinking-a-shortcut-21800226\/\">getting their cars stuck on a set of stairs in London<\/a> after mistaking the path for a shortcut.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" 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