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Person Injured in Sanford Dump Truck After Sleeping in Dumpster

Seamus OthotBy Seamus OthotJune 25, 2026Updated:June 25, 20263 Comments1 Min Read
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The Sanford Fire Department rescued a person stuck in a dump truck on Wednesday after he was allegedly picked up while sleeping in a dumpster.

[RELATED: Bath Fire Department Looking for Suspect Who Burned American Flag Outside City’s Masonic Temple…]

The fire department responded to reports of an injured person, and arrived to discover that the victim was trapped inside the forward section of the vehicle’s garbage container.

Responders believe that the person was sleeping in a dumpster that was then unloaded into the truck.

The department’s Technical Rescue Team was deployed, and the incident was upgraded to a technical rescue response, drawing more department resources to the scene.

Emergency medical personnel were able to begin treatment before the victim was freed from the truck.

The technical team “packaged” and removed the patient, who was transported to the Maine Medical Center in Portland for treatment.

The fire department did not specify the extent of the victim’s injuries or whether drugs were believed to be involved.

Images of the rescue from the Sanford Fire Department
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Seamus Othot

Seamus Othot is a reporter for The Maine Wire. He graduated from The Thomas More College of Liberal Arts, where he was able to spend his time reading the great works of Western Civilization. He can be reached at [email protected] or ‪(401) 216-9160‬.

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Dogpiler
Dogpiler
24 days ago

Uh…not a dump truck.
Definitely a trash truck.
Unless it is owned by the dump, of course.

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Handy N Handsome
Handy N Handsome
24 days ago

Yup!
Looks like a front load packer. The bum is lucky the operator didn’t run the packing option or all they would have seen was some bodily fluids running out.

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Lowell L Morse
Lowell L Morse
24 days ago

Damn new fangled front/self loaders. Like my gran pap papsmear used to say…..”can’t tell what’s in the pickle barrel ’til ye git the lid offin’ it”.

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