Scott and SadieIn the latest episode of “You Can’t Fix Stupid,” a man high on drugs decided that the emergency room bathroom at San Antonio Regional Hospital in Upland, California, was the perfect launchpad for his ceiling-climbing aspirations. After breaking through some ceiling tiles, he managed to wedge himself between an HVAC unit and a steel beam, causing over $5,000 in damages.
The Upland Police Department, undoubtedly thrilled to add “ceiling spelunker extraction” to their resumes, arrived on the scene around 9 p.m. After confirming via surveillance footage that the man entered the restroom and never exited, officers used a pole camera to locate him in the ceiling’s labyrinth of wires and plumbing.
Once found, the man admitted he was stuck and couldn’t get out. Firefighters from the San Bernardino County Fire Department spent nearly an hour freeing him from his self-imposed predicament. The man, whose identity remains undisclosed—probably to spare his family the embarrassment—was arrested and charged with felony vandalism.
Despite the chaos, emergency room services continued uninterrupted, proving that while individuals may reach new heights of stupidity, healthcare professionals remain unfazed.
