The severely malnourished and dehydrated man was cut from the box where he had reportedly been trapped for four days.

He had to be carried from the stand and taken to a hospital for treatment.

It's believed that the vendor endured 90-degree heat and with no access to food or water during his ordeal.

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Passengers wait at a Delta check-in counter at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport domestic terminal on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, the first day of the Federal Aviation Administration cutting flight capacity at airports during the government shutdown. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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