A Freshers Ball at the University of Kent took a turn for the worse last night.

As students returned to their university halls, one young man had trouble getting back into his flat so took an alternative route ... up a tree.

But he ended up getting stuck and one fire engine and an ambulance were called out to rescue him at around 10.30pm.

Canterbury fire crews used a ladder to bring the man down and after being checked over by paramedics, he appeared not to have any injuries.

The man was left in the care of staff at the university medical centre.

Amused students took to social media to tell the Twittersphere about the poor man.

A guy got stuck up a tree and a fire truck had to come save him. ?? #FreshersBall#NotBoutThatLife

— Dhara Kajal (@DharaCroft) September 27, 2014

Fire engine gets called at freshers ball cause a boy got stuck up a tree

— Lucie Griffin (@lucygriffin13) September 27, 2014

Shoutout to the kent fresher stuck up a tree who called the fire service pic.twitter.com/xel3oizlAH

— Phil Beresford (@Phil__Beresford) September 27, 2014