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A little boy in Tipp got stuck in a toy claw machine (but everything worked out okay)

What a hero.

WELL, IT HAS happened. A kid in Tipperary got stuck in one of those claw machines.

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His little face!

Our little hero is Jamie Bracken-Murphy, who crawled into one of the machines in a play centre in Nenagh because he wanted a teddy. His dad Damien explained how the event unfolded in the most succinct of all Facebook statuses:

> In play centre.
> Takes eyes off 3 year old mischievous son for 6 seconds.
> Hears muffled complaint near the amusements.
> Look up, see this.
> What do?

What do, indeed

https://www.facebook.com/Disasterbator/videos/10158267551735447/?permPage=1

Little Jamie struggled to find his way out, but luckily help was on hand.

He was rescued by an off-duty fireman who encouraged him to climb back out the way he’d gone in.

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He and his brother Shane both got a free toy out of it.

Damien told DailyEdge.ie that he was delighted with the loot, and here’s the proof:

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Now there’s a face that says, ‘worth it!’

Written by Nicola Byrne and posted on DailyEdge.ie

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    Mar 21st 2017, 8:01 PM

    He’s never gonna live that down!

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    Mar 21st 2017, 8:06 PM

    Fair play to him, they rig those claws so you never win…hope he stuffed his pockets with all the attached bank notes!

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    Mar 21st 2017, 8:53 PM

    “homer are you just holding on to the can”

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    Mar 21st 2017, 8:07 PM

    I got my leg stuck in the hole in the church thats in front of the seats to hold your umbrellas! I though at the time I might have to stay there forever!!

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    Mar 21st 2017, 11:08 PM

    @Colette Kearns:

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    Mar 21st 2017, 11:09 PM

    @Colette Kearns: so funny

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    Mar 21st 2017, 8:15 PM

    Serious design flaw. Thank God there were no moving parts inside the case.

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    Mar 21st 2017, 8:15 PM

    I posted this earlier. My comment somehow seems to have disappeared into the ether.

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    Mar 21st 2017, 8:32 PM

    @Lou E Thorough: I wouldn’t think that anybody cares

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    Mar 21st 2017, 8:45 PM

    Did anyone win him

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    Mar 21st 2017, 9:52 PM

    How many coins did it take to finally get the claw to pick him up?

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    Mar 21st 2017, 9:07 PM

    Funniest part is it is one of those win every time machines

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    Mar 22nd 2017, 4:00 AM

    They put in 74 euros to get him out

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    Mar 21st 2017, 8:40 PM
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    Mar 21st 2017, 11:21 PM

    any news..did you hear anything interesting ???

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    Mar 21st 2017, 11:33 PM

    Sure did. It’s a secret though.

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