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A 45-year-old man is dead after he got stuck inside a donation box in Houston and called for help on Monday, Nov. 24

Emergency responders arrived within three minutes but they were unable to save him

Officials believe the man was homeless and trying to retrieve clothes when he became trapped

A 45-year-old man is dead after he became trapped inside a donation box in Houston this week and couldn’t breathe, officials said.

On the morning of Monday, Nov. 24, officials received a “distress call” of a man who was stuck inside a donation box, the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable's Office said in a news alert .

The trapped man placed the call to 911 around 1:36 a.m. local time and told the operator that he couldn't get enough air, CBS affiliate KHOU reported.

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