Firefighters use 'garden cane' to free child locked in car in south Shropshire
Published 1st Aug 2025, 11:14 GMT
Updated 1st Aug 2025, 11:17 GMT
Resourceful firefighters were able to free a child locked in a car in south Shropshire - by using a garden cane.
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."
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