Man searching for missing AirPod gets arm stuck under train armrest

Published: May 31, 2025 at 5:13 AM CDT
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(CNN) - Firefighters in freed a man who got his arm stuck under a train armrest while trying to find his missing earbud.

The fire department was called to a train station last Friday evening following reports a enger was trapped. It turned out a man’s arm had gotten stuck under a train armrest while he was searching for a dropped AirPod.

The man’s hand swelled so much that firefighters had to use hydraulic equipment to free him. They dismantled seats and a luggage rack then sawed through the armrest.

Firefighters freed a man who got his arm stuck under a train armrest while trying to find his...
Firefighters freed a man who got his arm stuck under a train armrest while trying to find his missing earbud.(Source: Volunteer Fire Department Lehrte via CNN)

The man was trapped for about an hour and a half before he – and his AirPods – were rescued.

Because of how long it took to free the man, the train was evacuated, and a replacement took the remaining engers onward.