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Toddler trapped in mop bucket in Conisbrough | Toddler trapped in mop bucket in Conisbrough |
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A 16-month-old girl had to be cut free from a mop bucket after she got stuck. | A 16-month-old girl had to be cut free from a mop bucket after she got stuck. |
Minnie Snodgrass from Conisbrough, South Yorkshire, became wedged in the metal bucket which her mother Gemma had been using. | Minnie Snodgrass from Conisbrough, South Yorkshire, became wedged in the metal bucket which her mother Gemma had been using. |
She was rescued unharmed by fire crew from Dearne fire station after her parents took her to hospital. | She was rescued unharmed by fire crew from Dearne fire station after her parents took her to hospital. |
"If we weren't here to rescue toddlers from mop buckets, who would?" said a South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue spokesperson. | "If we weren't here to rescue toddlers from mop buckets, who would?" said a South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue spokesperson. |
"We're delighted Minnie is safe and well and hope she is recovering from her ordeal. | "We're delighted Minnie is safe and well and hope she is recovering from her ordeal. |
"This is just one of thousands of special service incidents we attend each year, in addition to all the fires and road traffic collisions." | "This is just one of thousands of special service incidents we attend each year, in addition to all the fires and road traffic collisions." |
South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue revealed details of the incident on Twitter. | South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue revealed details of the incident on Twitter. |
Minnie's mother, Gemma, who was upstairs when her daughter became stuck, said: "My son shouted me and said 'Mum, Minnie is stuck!'. | |
"I ran back downstairs and she was stuck in the bucket. | |
"I tried to get her out. I put the bucket in the sink and I put a bit of water in it because I thought I might be able to get her out." |