Pictures show a three-year-old boy stuck inside an arcade grabber in the hopes of bagging himself a teddy.
Mum-of-three Natalie Draper, 37, describes seeing her son, Noah, stuck inside the machine as the "most terrifying 10 minutes" of her life.
Natalie took Noah to an indoor play centre in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, yesterday (Wednesday, 22nd May) to keep him entertained.
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She left Noah with a friend for a few minutes so she could take his twin brother to the toilet. But on her return, she was asked by a woman if "that was her son in the machine?".
After 10 minutes, three broken padlocks and an 'out of order' sign placed on the machine, Noah was reunited with his family.
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Natalie explained: "I had taken my sons out to an indoor play centre to keep them entertained for the morning, but I never expected this to happen.
"I had taken his brother, Joel, to the toilet and left Noah playing with his friend for a matter of minutes. But when I came back, a lady grabbed me and asked if 'that was my child in there' - to which I replied 'in where?'"
The mum continued: "As soon as she said 'the machine' I rushed over to take a look and could see Noah had climbed into the crane and got himself stuck!
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"Thankfully the team got him out within 10 minutes, and now that I know he is safe and unharmed, I can't stop laughing at what happened."
Natalie describes the experience as the 'most terrifying 10 minutes' of her life - although they are able to laugh about it now.
She said: "As the machine was operated by a third-party company, the indoor play centre didn't have keys to unlock it.
"So they had to break off three padlocks using a screwdriver and then twist the lock using a knife to be able to break the door open and get him out.
"But he came out completely unscathed, thankfully, and an 'out of order' sign was placed on the machine.
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"Now it's all over and we're home I can't stop laughing at what happened.
"All he wanted was a teddy bear - if he'd asked me for the money I would have got one for him, he didn't need to go to such extreme lengths!"
Wonder if he got to keep the toy...
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