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Naked man found stuck in chimneyThe Associated PressMINNEAPOLIS — A naked man got stuck in the chimney of a bookstore early Christmasmorning.Don't worry, it wasn't SantaClaus.The 34-year-old man was treated Thursday for bruises and abrasions at Hennepin County Medical Center after being found naked and lodged in the furnace flue at Uncle Hugo’s Bookstore. Fie was expected to be charged with attempted burglary on Friday.“He was lucky, said police Lt. Mike Sauro. “He was only stuck in that chimney for a few hours. It's kind of a happy ending, because if he had been in there until that store opened Friday morning, it's my judgment he would have died.“He doesn’t appear to be a hard-core criminal, just stupid.”Police suspect the man was drunk when he climbed atop the one-story building and removed all his clothes to help squeeze into the chimney. He then started to slide down the 12-by-12-inch chimney shaft, Sauro said.He’s not Santa Claus,”Sanrn said
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Burlington Times News

Burlington, North Carolina, US

Sun, Dec 28, 2003

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