Man rescued after scaling 32ft lamppost 'had taken legal high'
A man thought to have taken an illegal high became stuck at the top of a lamppost and had to be helped down by firefighters.
A member of the public called 999 to alert emergency services to the scene in Birmingham.
Somehow the man had scaled the 32ft (10m) lamp and became stranded at the top for up to an hour.
Two fire crews were called to Grove Lane near Holly Road, Handsworth, and used a hydraulic platform to reach the man and bring him down.
A spokesman said they had no idea how he got there.
The fire service tweeted he had taken an "illegal high" and the incident could have "ended very differently."
West Midlands Ambulance Service said they were called to reports of a man in "a precarious position at the top of a lamppost" just before 10pm on Saturday.
He was treated for a hand injury and taken to Sandwell Hospital.
A spokeswoman from West Midlands POlice said: "Police were called to Holly Road in Handsworth just before 10pm on Saturday following concerns for a man who had climbed a lamppost.
"Following attendance from all emergency services, the man was removed by the fire service and taken to hospital to be checked over."
