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Runaway teen compacted by recycling truck
Boy's escape bid from boot camp ends in Wis. hospital after ordeal
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Boy compacted by recycling truck Nov. 5: A Wisconsin teenager survives being dumped into the back of a recycling truck. WTVJ-TV's Melanie Stout reports. NBC News Channel |
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MILWAUKEE - A teenage boy has survived after being accidentally dumped into the back of a recycling truck and compacted, police said.
Police in Milwaukee said the 14-year-old ran away from a boot camp-style school for teens Monday and hid in a recycling bin filled with cardboard.
The bin was picked up by a Waste Management truck and dumped into the vehicle's rear compactor.
Waste Management spokeswoman Lynn Morgan said the truck continued on its collection route, compacting cardboard several times.
The boy wasn't discovered until the truck dumped its load at a recycling processing center.
He was semiconscious and was taken to a hospital, but police said his injuries aren't life-threatening.
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