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BERLIN | Wed May 4, 2011 11:20am EDT

BERLIN (Reuters) - A mayor in Germany helped rescue a man who became trapped in a women's prison after mistaking it for a shortcut to a nearby park, police in the northern city of Hildesheim said on Wednesday.

Hildesheim Mayor Henning Blum heard the man's cries for help while passing by the prison near the city center and notified police who came and freed the 24-year-old.

The man told police he was strolling through town and did not immediately notice he had walked into a prison. By the time it dawned on him where he was, the gate to the jail had already closed, locking him inside.

Police said they are investigating why the prison gate was open, enabling the man to wander in.

(Reporting by Eric Kelsey, editing by Paul Casciato)
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SummerSausage wrote:
Lucky guy there. If it were a male prison they probably wouldn’t have let him go without a few days of verifying his story.

May 04, 2011 6:31pm EDT  --  Report as abuse
Wassup wrote:
OMG…..a fate worse than death. Achtung! Was he smiling upon release?

May 04, 2011 10:28pm EDT  --  Report as abuse
Christo4bx wrote:
This just in…the man recently returned to prison willingly after realizing HIS mistake.

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