N.J. man dies after being trapped in clothing collection bin
Authorities say a New Jersey man apparently searching for warm clothes or a place to sleep got trapped in a clothing collection bin and died.
Police found 50-year-old Joseph Hanshaw dangling late Monday from the clothing box outside the Salvation Army Church in Bridgeton.
Police tell The Press of Atlantic City that Hanshaw was trapped by the hinged door. It took firefighters several minutes to dismantle the door and free Hanshaw.
He was pronounced dead at a medical facility.
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