Soldier Sleeps in Fridge to Escape Iraq Heat
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LONDON (Reuters) - A British soldier serving in Iraq (news - web
sites) tried to escape from the sweltering heat by sleeping in a
walk-in fridge but ended up being treated for hypothermia.
The lance corporal, an army medic in his 20s, had sought shelter
from the blazing summer sun but was found asleep in a dangerous
condition by a colleague and was taken to hospital, the Daily
Mirror newspaper reported Saturday.
The soldier told officers he had become trapped while getting
supplies but they didn't believe him, the paper said.
"The lad was a bit of a fool to think he could have a kip in a
fridge and not suffer from pretty bad consequences," a fellow
soldier told the Mirror.
"But it's so hot here that most people kind of understand what was
behind his bizarre logic."
An army spokesman told the paper the soldier had recovered but was
embarrassed.
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