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Michigan man sleeping in dumpster gets caught inside garbage truck

The 70-year-old man may have a broken leg, so he's getting checked out at a nearby hospital.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A 70-year-old man is getting checked out at a local hospital after he ended up in a garbage truck Friday morning. 

The Kent County Sheriff's Office said the man was sleeping in a dumpster in the 2300 block of 3 Mile Road on Grand Rapids ' northeast side.

First responders think the garbage truck was on its route to pick up the dumpster and a driver later discovered the man inside when he heard him calling for help. 

 The man was taken to a local hospital to get treated for a possible broken leg. 

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