OUCH! Man Saved by His Pants While Climbing Power Pole

DULUTH, GA (AP) -- Authorities say a Georgia man was saved by his pants when he decided to climb 35 feet up a power pole and slipped. The pants luckily caught on the metal tower, stopping his fall.

Gwinnett County Fire Department officials believe the 21-year-old man from Duluth, Ga., had been drinking and ignored a companion's suggestion he had climbed far enough up the pole.

Officials did not identify the man.

After his pants caught, the man spent about two hours dangling before a rescue team climbed the tower and got him down.

No charges had been filed Saturday afternoon.

You may be wondering why the OUCH! in the title... well, that was actually our comment. Imagine that this was the first time a wedgie saved a person's life. Otherwise, that could have been a really painful experience, or maybe not, depending on how he hung from that pole.