A 13-year-old boy had to be freed from a claw machine after he climbed inside hoping to score a prize in North Carolina.
The incident occurred on Sunday at the Carowinds theme park in Charlotte, North Carolina, officials at the park said on Monday.
Carowinds officials were alerted just before 2pm Sunday that the boy was inside the Cosmic XL Bonus Game, which contained plush prizes, according to a park spokeswoman.
The medical response team unlocked the machine and the boy was able to get out, she said. He was treated and released from first aid to his guardian.
The boy has been banned from the park for one year for attempted theft of the prizes inside the game.
In December 2022, a 4-year-old girl was convinced by her older sisters to climb inside a claw machine in Queensland, Australia, before getting temporarily stuck.
The girl was eventually able to climb out of the hole the way she climbed in after being instructed.
In a separate incident in February 2018, a young boy attempted to get a stuffed toy inside a claw machine at a Florida restaurant and also got stuck inside.
He was rescued by firefighters.
