See it: Connecticut man freed from enclosed playground slide in sweltering heat

See it: Connecticut man freed from enclosed playground slide in sweltering heat

VERNON, Conn. – A man was recently rescued after he became stuck in a spiral tube slide in 80-degree weather in Connecticut.The incident occurred on Aug. 16 at Northeast Elementary School in Vernon, according to the town's fire department.On the school’s playground, the 40-year-old man became wedged both feet- and head-first coming down a slide.The man was in "extreme discomfort," especially as the hot summer temperatures made the space within t…