A tense video captured the moment a young boy got stuck inside a claw machine after crawling through the opening to retrieve a toy.
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In footage recorded by a security camera at the Mason Community Center in Ohio, the child can be seen walking alone before squeezing inside the machine.
Staff then moved the machine to a nearby store and closed the gate just before rescue teams arrived to free the boy, whose identity and age were not released.
Within minutes, first responders removed the machine’s rear panel and freed the child, who was unharmed in the incident, according to a report from local newspaper WDTN.
Photo and video: Mason Community Center / X @WDTN. This content was created with the help of AI and reviewed by the editorial team.
Surveillance video captures the moments a small child climbs into a claw machine, prompting a rescue from first responders. Watch the full story: https://t.co/qWwtr2WXh1 pic.twitter.com/l9sJwucouh
— WDTN (@WDTN) July 8, 2025
