Student gets head stuck in bottle bank on night out

A hapless student had to be rescued by firefighters when she got her head stuck in a bottle bank.

Chelsie Redwood, 19, was on a night out with university friends when she jammed herself into the recycling bin.

A friend had bet the fashion student £10 and a Big Mac to stick her head through the hole, not thinking she would become jammed.

Miss Redwood, who is studying at Solent University, in Southampton, had been drinking when she got trapped in a civic centre car park on Friday.

A Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said: "At 3.29am a female was released from a recycling bin using cutting equipment. A special equipment unit was called from Redbridge."

Crew manager Chris Rashleigh said: "I think it was student night. I imagine she was looking for more drink. I think she had been there for a little while by the time we got there.

"When the fire crews turned up, the girl was surrounded by friends with her head stuck in the bin with both feet on the ground.

"The girl eventually managed to pull herself free with the aid of a firefighter."

Mr Rashleigh said she was "very embarrassed" to be stuck in the bin for such a long time.

"She was very relieved to come out," he said. "She said 'I will never do that again.'"