California man rescued after spending two days trapped in Chinese restaurant grease vent

A man has been rescued after spending two days trapped inside a grease vent at a vacant Chinese restaurant in California.

He was freed from the vent after emergency services responded to reports of someone crying for help, police said.

Officers arrived to find the man stuck inside the metal roof-top vent. He was taken to hospital for checks.

It took firefighters just under an hour to free the man, who officials said was physically exhausted and suffering from dehydration.

Police said the man, who has not been identified, may have been trespassing and trying to burglarise the empty restaurant.

An investigation was under way into whether he had planned to vandalise or steal from the property.

The man may not have survived another day in the vent “given the circumstances”, Alameda County Sheriff department said.

He is expected to make a full recovery.