Shropshire Star

Firefighters use 'garden cane' to free child locked in car in south Shropshire

Resourceful firefighters were able to free a child locked in a car in south Shropshire - by using a garden cane.

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A crew from Cleobury Mortimer fire station was sent to Green Lane in Stottesdon at 10am today (August 1).

"The incident involved one child locked within a car," a spokesperson for the Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service said.

The spokesperson added: "Crews used small gear and garden cane to release child from car."