US: Five-year-old girl was rushed to hospital after getting locked inside a running washing machine.
According to the media reports, the incident took place Le’s Washateria in the 2400 block of Southmore Avenue around 6.15pm. The sene continued at a Pasadena Laundromat for several minutes. A woman had tried to use the machine at Le’s Washateria and told a manager it was not working properly. The customer then moved to another machine before the child became trapped. It is unclear how the 5-year-old got inside or how the machine turned on. Terrified mother and two children inside RV spend HOURS trying to shoo away bear clawing and scratching to get into their trailer.
The child spent a few minutes tumbling on high speed before a customer noticed something flapping inside the machine and told an employee. The girl was airlifted to Memorial Hermann Hospital for observation. Police say they do not believe she suffered life-threatening injuries. There is no word at this time who, if anyone, was watching the child. Vance Mitchell, of the Pasadena Police Department, told media reporters that:
“She was tumbling pretty fast in there.”
She further added that:
“One person walked by and said they saw something flopping around in there. They thought it was just a dress or something because it was moving pretty fast.”