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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