Firemen had to rescue a daredevil teenager who got his foot trapped in a basketball hoop
Dzoskun Idaetf has now been nicknamed King Kong and Spiderman after climbing the ten-foot piece of equipment
FIREMEN had to rescue a teenager who got himself stuck ten foot up in the air in a basketball hoop.
Dzoskun Idaetf, 17, had the brilliant idea to climb up the piece of equipment but trapped his foot in the chain net when he wanted to get down.
His best friend, who went by the name Dzhenan, 22, was on hand to take photos of his mate, who earned the nickname King Kong.
Dzoskun said: "I simply wanted to get up high. Through the metal chains of the hoop I managed to climb up with the help of my friend. But suddenly I got stuck. To be honest I was terrified I would fall down.
"I was up there for half an hour. Thankfully the firefighters helped me. I was worried the hoop might break and I could have ended up badly injuring myself.
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"My friends nicknamed me King Kong and Spiderman, but I don't mind."
Emergency services were called in the late afternoon to the scene in Groepelingen, near Bremen, northern Germany.
They eventually got the teenager down with the help of a ladder.
Fire brigade spokesman Michael Richartz said people should be more careful when considering foolhardy stunts.
He said: "Such climbs can be very dangerous. He could have plunged down head-first when he got stuck with his foot."