Drunk Couple Passed Out In Dumpster After Casino Bender, Had To Be Rescued From Garbage Truck

A Tampa Bay couple had to be rescued from the back of a garbage truck after they got hammered at a casino and passed out in a dumpster.

The Florida couple awoke in the back of a garbage truck after the dumpster they passed out in had its contents emptied, and were forced to bang on the side of the truck and scream for help. They were then taken to Tampa General complaining of ‘back pain’.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP):

Authorities in Florida say a man and woman who were intoxicated had to be rescued after falling asleep in a dumpster that was later emptied into a garbage truck.

Hillsborough County Sheriff’s officials say the couple had been sleeping in a dumpster outside a convenience store near Tampa early Wednesday. When the dumpster was emptied into the back of the garbage truck, they started screaming and banging on the sides of the truck.

Rescue crews were called just after 5 a.m. They removed 37-year-old Donald L. Jordan and 49-year-old Lisa Sirbella from the truck. They were taken to Tampa General Hospital after complaining of back pain.

From ABC Action News:

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OF COURSE they were homeless, and OF COURSE they’re junkies. The only type of person who is going to get hammered and pass out in a dumpster, only to wake up and complain of ‘back pain’ is a junkie. I don’t even know why the officers had to speculate.

I don’t know what would be worse, waking up inside the garbage truck or having a malfunction such as this happen and getting throw across a parking lot?

As for the driver who found them, there’s no word on whether or not he spent his time like this while waiting for emergency responders to arrive: