Fisherman rescued after getting stuck upside-down in anchor

A fisherman wss rescued on Saturday after he accidentally got stuck in the anchor of his boat off Taiwan.



The man had been using the anchor winch when he caught his feet and ended up suspended upside-down in the air.

The more he struggled, the more tightly he became trapped.


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Fortunately he had his mobile phone in his pocket and was able to call the police who alerted the coastguard who came to his rescue. When the coastguard eventually arrived he had been trapped for more than an hour.