Friday, March 31, 2006

Toys for Tots

This is Devin, the 3-year-old Austin, MN, boy that crawled through the 7 to 9 inch discharge chute opening of a Toy Chest claw machine at a Godfather's Pizza in his hometown, he ended up on the other side of the glass surrounded by stuffed animals.

Rescuers had to pry the door open to get Devin out, though the boy was in no hurry to leave. "When we got it open, he didn't want to come out," Fire Chief Dan Wilson said Tuesday. "One of my firefighters had to reach inside and get him. He was happy in there."

You might ask yourself if this is an isolated incident and the answer would be no... Two years ago, a boy crawled inside a toy machine at a
Piggly Wiggly in Sheboygan, Wis., and was rescued with the help of a locksmith. Last year, a toddler climbed into a toy machine at a Wal-Mart in Elkhart, Ind. Workers used tools to free the boy.

As long as there is
WT and places for them to congregate this will continue to happen.

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