Firefighters rescued a boy trapped in a claw machine in southwestern China.

Video filmed in Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in Guizhou Province on September 12 shows a child getting trapped inside a claw machine after crawling in from the prize dispensing chute.

Firefighters employed a screwdriver to dismantle the prize chute, allowing a safer extraction route for the child. After about 20 minutes of careful manoeuvring, the boy was successfully freed, with one of the rescuers catching him as he slid out.

Thankfully, the boy emerged unscathed. The video was provided by local media with permission.

9月12日17时许，贵州黔南州，福泉市中心城舒家大院有一名小男孩被卡在娃娃机里，请求消防救援。接警后，支队指挥中心立即调派福泉市洒金北路消防救援站前往处置。
消防救援人员到场后发现，一名5岁左右的小男孩正站在娃娃机里，无法移动。经询问知情人得知，男孩在周围玩耍时，发现这台娃娃机中有不少玩偶，为了得到玩偶，小男孩便从娃娃机奖品出口处钻到机器内。由于娃娃机是单向门，男孩无法自行脱困，随即大声呼救。一旁玩耍的小朋友发现后找到家长联系到娃娃机老板，得知娃娃机钥匙已丢失后，家长便第一时间拨打了119报警电话求助。
了解现场情况后，消防救援人员立即利用螺丝刀将娃娃机奖品出口处挡板取下，由男孩慢慢顺着奖品出口处向外滑出，一名救援人员在下方接住顺势将小男孩抱出。通过上下合力，经过约20分钟的处置，小男孩成功“脱困”，身体无碍。