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Title: Woman stuck in chimney later arrested
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USA Today
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Published: Oct 20, 2014
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Post Date: 2014-10-20 18:08:02 by James Deffenbach
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A rescue team extracted a woman trapped in the chimney of a Southern California home Sunday, according to police. The woman, later identified as Genoveva Nunez-Figueroain a report from the Ventura County Sheriff's Office, had been stuck for several hours, Capt. Mike Lindbery, Ventura County Fire Department public information officer, told USA TODAY Network. She was arrested for suspected illegal entry. Police told the Associated Press that Nunez-Figueroa knows the owner of the home, who wasn't there at the time. The police would not give any additional information. Neighbors in the Thousand Oaks, Calif., neighborhood heard someone screaming for help at around 5:30 a.m. but had "difficulty pinpointing where that voice was coming from," Lindbery said. They contacted local police who realized the voice was coming from a chimney. Police contacted the fire department, he said, who then turned to a local search-and-rescue team. That team proceeded to dismantle the chimney, making sure none of the debris fell onto Nunez-Figueroa. "It took them about 2 hours and 20 minutes to get to the patient," Lindbery said, adding that she was conscious the entire time and communicating. Once they reached Nunez-Figueroa's hands, the rescue team used dish soap to lubricate the flue and remove her, he said. Lindbery posted photos of Nunez-Figueroa's removal on his Twitter account, @VCFD_PIO. #ThousandOaks #entrapment FFs have reached the conscious victim. Extrication expected soon. 11:12 AM - 19 Oct 2014 Nunez-Figueroa was transferred to a local hospital where she was evaluated and then released back to the sheriff's office, he said. Ventura County Fire Department Capt. Ron Oatman told the Associated Press firefighters destroyed the chimney and damaged the roof removing her. 
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#1. To: James Deffenbach (#0)
Wondering how the owner's insurance company will handle this claim... Uhhh...FD had to extract a Mexican from our chimney? Is this a covered loss?
LOL! My take on it was that she thought she was Santa Claus.
Some crap that you just cannot make up. Her story, "I lost my key and I needed to clean (out) their house."
Yeah, and doesn't everyone always go down the chimney when they lose their key? Even though it might be easier to see if you could get through an unlocked window that wouldn't be much of a challenge so better to go down the chimney. ahaha.
#7. To: James Deffenbach (#6)
JD, Obama voters are always looking for new challenges 'cause they're so intelligent and inventive, 'ya see...
Yes, the chimney is always my second choice of entry...although I always forget about the damper and have to scream for the FD to come get me out about two thirds of the way down...
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#6. To: Lod (#3)
Her story, "I lost my key and I needed to clean (out) their house."
Replies to Comment # 6. that wouldn't be much of a challenge so better to go down the chimney.
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