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Briton rescued via Web SOS

A British man who became stuck in his garden shed while surfing the Internet was rescued after his online plea for help was picked up by an American stranger.

Pranksters bolted Stephen Riley, from Lancashire in northern England, into his shed while he was using his computer at about 4 a.m., the Daily Telegraph newspaper said on Saturday.
No one heard his frantic cries for help so in desperation he sent a message to an Internet chatroom asking that anyone out there call the Lancashire Police.

His plea was picked up by an Internet user 5,000 miles away in the United States who called police -- much to their surprise.
| posted by Alex at 9:28 AM