Little big prize: Firefighters pull boy from inside toy grabber

Published : Jul 22, 2011 - 15:10 Updated : Jul 22, 2011 - 15:10

Rescuers break a game machine to get to a young boy trapped inside. (Yonhap News)

A boy was rescued from a game machine on the street after allegedly crawling inside in order to get a prize, according to Hanam Fire Station.

The 10-year-old, only known by his last name Kim, played on a doll machine, which is activated by controlling an artificial grabber with a joystick to grab prizes.

After playing several games by inserting 1000 won (about $1) however, he still could not get what he wanted and decided to go inside through a small opening that was only 70 cm wide and 50 cm tall.

Reported by a pedestrian, the rescue squad broke the machine open and saved Kim.

An official from the fire station said that the machine was sealed and could have suffocated the boy.

By Kang Yoon-seung
(koreacolin@gmail.com)
Intern reporter

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