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Firefighters were called to a Manchester hospital to remove a sex aid from a 69-year-old man after a 36-hour struggle.

When surgeons at the North Manchester General Hospital were unable to remove the aid, crew members from the Blackley fire station used a precision cutting tool to free him.

The procedure was undertaken in the operating theatre of the hospital and took over an hour to complete.

According to the Manchester Evening News, the man spent the night at the hospital and was released on Friday morning (June 8).

Fire crew members involved in the procedure were apparently offered counselling afterwards.

A representative said: "Our crews were professional and adapted to the circumstances they were faced with. We wish the man involved a speedy recovery."