A 13-year-old boy had to be freed from a claw machine after he climbed inside hoping to score a prize, according to an official at a North Carolina amusement park.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. —
Carowinds officials were alerted just before 2 p.m. Sunday, April 16, that the boy was inside the Cosmic XL Bonus Game, which contained plush prizes, according to Courtney C. McGarry Weber, a spokesperson for the park south of Charlotte.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.
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