Ga. Firefighters Rescue Woman Stuck in Trash Chute

Woman drops phone, falls into trash chute

Police and firefighters were called to a Dunwoody apartment building Sunday morning to rescue a 19-year-old woman trapped in a trash chute.

The incident happened at the Gables Metropolitan apartments on Madison Drive.

According to Dunwoody police, Amanda Still dropped her cell phone into the building's trash chute as she threw away some trash just before 6 a.m.

When Still reached in to retrieve the phone, she fell in headfirst and became stuck between the second and first floors, according to police.

A friend who was with Still called 911. Still was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital.

Her injuries were not life-threatening.

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