Man high on drugs goes into A&E and ends up in the ceiling

A man that was high on drugs walked into A&E and got himself stuck in the ceiling before he had to be pulled down by security.

Shortly after 9pm on Monday evening, the intoxicated man was seen on CCTV footage entering a toilet at the San Antonio Regional Hospital – but he never left.

The man reportedly broke through some ceiling tiles in the toilet and pulled himself up, causing $5,000 worth of damage in the process.

Upland police were called to try to locate him in the ceiling.

Using a pole camera, the man was found in the ceiling above a HVAC unit in total darkness.

The man caused thousands of pounds worth of damage (Credits: Uplands Police/ Oliver Cole)

Firefighters were called to the scene to try and remove the man (Credits: Upland Police/ Oliver Cole)

And with nowhere to go, he admitted to officers that he was stuck.

San Bernardino County firefighters were called the hospital to try and set the man free.

In a video released by Upland Police, firefighters can be seen removing ceiling boards to discover the man, who is wedged into a tiny little space wearing jeans a vest.

Responders yank at the man’s legs to try and pull him free, eventually managing to do so.

Funnily, the video is accompanied by the ‘Scooby Doo’ theme song.

The video finishes with the man’s legs dangling through a gap in the ceiling (Credits: Upland Police/ Oliver Cole)

Once the man was pulled down, he was arrested and charged with felony vandalism.

He caused thousands of pounds worth of damage, but hospital staff luckily remained uninterrupted while trying to perform their duties.

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