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Rescue Mission: Student Freed from Sculpture in Germany

12/2/2025

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An American exchange student, the 20-year-old, became trapped inside a six-foot sculpture outside the university clinic in Tuebingen, Germany, during a photo dare.
Fire department leader Markus Mozer said 22 rescue workers responded on Friday and freed the student after about 30 minutes without needing special tools.
The sculpture has stood outside the university clinic for 13 years and is valued at nearly $200,000.

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An American exchange student, the 20-year-old, became trapped inside a six-foot sculpture outside the university clinic in Tuebingen, Germany, during a photo dare.
Fire department leader Markus Mozer said 22 rescue workers responded on Friday and freed the student after about 30 minutes without needing special tools.
The sculpture has stood outside the university clinic for 13 years and is valued at nearly $200,000.