Claw-ssic mistake.
A curious young boy became the unexpected prize when he climbed inside a claw machine to snag a stuffed toy and triggered a bizarre police rescue, wild video showed.
Crazed surveillance footage captured the shocking moment the toy-hunting tot, seemingly alone, wandered around the Mason Community Center in Mason, Ohio, before crawling headfirst into the prize chute of the arcade-style game Monday afternoon.
The young boy, seemingly alone, climbed headfirst into the arcade-style machine Monday afternoon. Mason Community Center
A passerby watched in shock as the boy trapped himself inside the crane game. Mason Community Center
The boy was standing tall in the machine before he was rescued. Mason Community CenterThe prize-seeking kiddo could be seen standing tall inside the crane game as a passerby watched in horror, according to the footage obtained by WDTN.
Staffers then wheeled the machine into a nearby store and closed the gate, just as nearly a dozen first responders arrived to rescue the arcade adventurer, whose age remains unknown.
Staffers wheeled the machine into a nearby store. Mason Community Center
First responders removed the machine’s back panel to free the child. Mason Community CenterWithin minutes, local police and firefighters removed the back panel of the toy machine and safely freed the little treasure hunter, who was unharmed in the unusual incident, the outlet reported.
Surveillance footage of a child rescued from a claw machine. Mason Community CenterThe claw machine was reportedly back up and running later that day.
The Mason Police Department did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.
