US EditionSmall Child Climbs Into Claw Machine at Ohio Community Center
MASON, OHIO, JUL 7 – First responders safely freed a boy who climbed into a claw machine at a Mason community center, with no injuries reported, officials said.
- On July 7, 2025, emergency responders in Mason, Ohio, assisted a child who had become stuck within a claw machine containing plush toys at the local community center.
- The child entered the machine headfirst through the prize chute, leading to emergency personnel being contacted around 1 p.m.
- Surveillance and video footage show the child shimmying into the prize chute while bystanders and community center workers gathered nearby.
- Authorities worked to open the back of the machine and safely released the child, who was uninjured and gave the stuffed animal prize to their mother.
- This event highlights the need for safety awareness around arcade machines and drew attention from local first responders and community members.
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One of the most well-known recreational machines around the world is the so-called hook or claw machines: those in which the player must catch with a hook-shaped device or claw a prize or toy located at the bottom.The game has some difficulty, which can generate some frustration for the one who tries to get one of the prizes, so close and at the same time so far away.That's why someone may be tempted to take those toys.That's what happened to a …
Another Kid Got Stuck In A Claw Machine, Requiring Assistance From Ohio Police And EMS
Claw-Machine-Arcade Well, it happened again. A little kid climbed into a claw machine arcade game and got stuck. This time it happened at a community center in Ohio. Security video from the Mason Community Center in Ohio shows both the moment that the young boy got into the claw machine as well as his eventual rescue from the machine by local police and EMS. In the video, the youngster can be seen walking towards the arcade game. He then stoops …
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