Residents of Cheyenne, Wyoming have been trapped in their homes by mounds of tumbleweeds which blew down from the high plains and blocking residents' doors and prompting a city cleanup project. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

He was out checking animal traps when he became trapped. He survived his 4-day ordeal by eating the carcases he had collected, even though they had rotted. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

A man who found himself trapped inside a store recently in Malmo, Sweden, eventually escaped by writing messages on the window in his own blood. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Linda Sims told the paper that her daughter was claustrophobic, and that she questions why she was not called when her daughter first became trapped in the elevator. picked by smarty1052 1 year ago

An awesome parody of R-Kelly's Trapped in the closet. picked by Jerry520 2 years ago

A horse trapped for six days in a ravine in the Santa Ana Mountains has been freed, with the help of a rescue helicopter. Story with earlier details picked by suebe 11 months ago

Eighteen Ukrainian sailors were trapped underwater Sunday in their capsized tugboat after it collided with a cargo ship in Hong Kong waters, a marine official said. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

A cat that had been missing for three weeks was recovered after its owner in Greeley, Colo., found the animal trapped inside a bathroom wall. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

A mail carrier was trapped inside her car for nearly two hours after dogs attacked her tires, flattening three of them. picked by cb__ 2 years ago

...in a bowling alley toilet.

Keeping himself warm by putting his feet in warm water, and only sleeping for 3 hours a night, David Leggat stayed sane by repeating the mantra "I wish I had a mobile, I wish I had a mobile." picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

Firefighters had to tear though a wall to rescue an intoxicated man who became stuck while trying to climb down a chimney into the residence of his former girlfriend. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

Six pictures showing two Thai kids rescuing a puppy trapped in an aquaduct. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

Two Chinese brothers who tunnelled their way out of a coal mine collapse after being trapped for nearly six days survived by eating coal and drinking urine. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A man is dead after being trapped more than 50 feet up in a palm tree, but fire officials say it probably wasn't the chainsaw wound to his leg that killed him picked by suebe 8 months ago

Rescuers save a 14-year-old dalmatian trapped in a storm drain for four days. The owner's gratitude is so intense, it brought tears to my eyes. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

The woman was outside of her minivan, pumping gas at a 7-Eleven store at about 12:40 p.m. when a sport utility vehicle drove into the back of a pickup, pushing it into the gas pump, witnesses told 7NEWS. picked by dollyllama 8 months ago

A Spanish pensioner was found dead by her family after becoming trapped in bed. picked by pocksucket 12 months ago

Pemberton Fire Services rescued a naked man from the chimney of a Tesco Express.

Police promptly arrested him on suspicion of burglary (and probably being naked in the chimney of a Tesco Express - I'm sure that, if not illegal, it's at least unwise). picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

It's not quite as funny as I found the original R Kelly version. picked by em0ney 3 years ago

Two Czech men stuck in a billiard table while searching for a ball had to call firefighters to take the table apart and free them. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago