3 year old child stuck in front loading washing machine while draining water
The mother bought a washing machine, but before she could use it, her daughter accidentally "opened it", almost endangering her life.
Lindsey McIver, 32, Colorado (USA) just bought a front-loading washing machine. The next morning, before she could use it, she woke up to the sound of her 4-year-old son crying, that his 3-year-old sister was in the machine, and the machine was filling with water.The incident happened on July 7.
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Lindsey and her husband and three children. |
"We woke up to our four-year-old crying so hard he could barely speak. And as I was trying to understand what he was saying, my husband jumped out of bed and ran downstairs. Then came the panic. He said: 'Kloe, it's in there, the washing machine,'" she said.
"The machine was spinning and filled with water. The baby was scared and screaming, but no one could hear what she said. We quickly turned off the machine, opened the door and took her out. Apart from a few small bumps on her head and her shirt was wet, she was fine," she toldMirror.Turns out, the baby had gotten in there, closed the door, and started the machine.
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The front-loading washing machine nearly killed Lindsey's daughter. |
Luckily, Lindsey and her husband were able to save baby Kloe in time, but the panic caused her to take to Facebook to warn parents about the dangers of this device for young children.
Lindsey said she had warned her children several times to stay away from the machine, but they clearly ignored her. She and her husband did not realize the machine could be so dangerous. After the incident with their children, they quickly installed a child safety lock on the washing machine so that the children could never open it again.
