09-07-2025
Drama as little boy gets stuck inside CLAW machine after trying to steal prize
Dramatic video footage has captured the moment a young boy sparked panic after he trapped himself inside a claw machine in an attempt to grab a prize.
The scene occurred at an Ohio community center in Mason, about 25 miles north of Cincinnati, about 1pm on Monday.
Surveillance footage shows the little boy climbing headfirst into the opening prize chute before crawling inside of the arcade-style game.
Soon after, the boy can be seen fully inside the glass box, sitting among the stuffed animal toys.
Staff quickly wheeled the entire machine into a nearby store and closed it off as emergency responders arrived to free the boy.
The child surprisingly appears calm as he peers out from behind the glass.
The dramatic scene occurred Monday afternoon at the Mason Community Center in Ohio at about 1pm
After a few minutes, firefighters were able to open the back panel of the machine and safely remove him.
Officials confirmed the boy was not injured and did not require medical treatment.
The claw machine was reportedly back in service later that day.
A similar incident occurred years ago in Florida as an adorable kid unexpectedly became stuck in claw machine as he attempted to get himself a new stuffed animal.
Mason was dining with his parents at a restaurant in Titusville when a toy sitting in the machine caught his eye.
Without asking his parents for help, the toddler took matters into his own hands and climbed into the machine through a very tiny opening.
He kept his eye on the prize and retrieved the toy he so eagerly wanted, but the cute kid could not get back out the way he came.
In a video of the incident, one firefighter told Mason to, 'sit down and relax,' in an attempt to calm the child down.
According to first responders, they were 'able to get Mason out in short order with minimal damage to the game'.
