Man Secretly Living Above Denver Restaurant Rescued After Falling Through Ceiling [VIDEO]

Chalk this one up as the strangest story I've heard today.

Police say a man secretly living in the rafters above a Denver restaurant fell through the ceiling and got trapped in the wall space. It's one way to avoid a rent payment, I suppose:

When firefighters arrived at the Yard House, they saw a man walking through the space for the water pipes and HVAC system.

The man disappeared...Then officers heard a strange sound.

"There was moaning coming from one of the walls to the right of the front doors," Ballinger said. When crews removed one of the booth's seats, they could see the man's feet behind the wall.

Fire crews used a chainsaw to cut the man out of the wall.

Officials say the man was only wearing jeans when he was found. I would guess he was getting ready to hit the sack. Perhaps changing into his pajamas when police arrived. Brushing his teeth. You know, the standard nighttime routine when you're living above a restaurant.

There is significant water damage to the restaurant and the lobby of the Sheraton Hotel. And to the man's humble abode too, I would guess. At least now he has a new place to live: behind bars.

Here's a local TV report of the incident: