CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A 13-year-old boy had to be freed from a claw machine after he climbed inside hoping to score a prize, according to an official at a North Carolina amusement park.

Carowinds officials were alerted just before 2 p.m. Sunday that the boy was inside the Cosmic XL Bonus Game, which contained plush prizes, according to Courtney C. McGarry Weber, a spokesperson for the park south of Charlotte.

Carowinds in Charlotte, N.C.
Carowinds officials were alerted Sunday that a boy was stuck inside the Cosmic XL Bonus Game at the North Carolina amusement park.Google

The medical response team unlocked the machine and the boy was able to get out, she said. He was treated and released from first aid to his guardian.

The boy has been banned from the park for one year for attempted theft, Weber said.

Source: | This article originally belongs to Nbcnews.com

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