A man who got his head stuck in a bin in Aberdeen has had his public indignity go viral after a picture of the poor unfortunate was uploaded on to Facebook and Twitter.
Firefighters were called out on Sunday evening to release the man trapped inside the 4ft-high bin. It's not known how or why the 52-year-old was trapped inside the receptacle.
The man's embarrassing exploits have gone viral after a passerby uploaded his photo onto Twitter. An onlooker appears to be pointing and laughing in the above picture
A spokesman for Grampian Fire and Rescue Service told STV that they believed the man was a local. They said they were unsure what the man was looking for or whether he had found it.
He was taken to hospital for a check-up but was not injured, reported the BBC.