No barrel of laughs! Boy, 2, has to be freed with power saw after getting stuck in antique wooden drum while visiting his grandparents house
Kelly and Lance Strubing took their 2-year-old son Dorian to a Tennessee emergency room after the toddler found himself wedged inside a wooden barrel
The couple lifted the barrel with Dorian inside and placed it in the backseat of their car, transporting him to a local hospital
Doctors took X-rays to determine where Dorian s hips, knees and feet were before first responders used a power saw to cut wood from the bottom of the barrel
Screwdrivers were used to chip away at the top opening to make a hole big enough for his feet to fit through and Dorian was pulled through the
May 5, 2021
PORTLAND, TENNESSEE (AP) Fire rescuers and medical staff used a power saw and screwdrivers to extract a toddler from an antique wooden barrel in which he became wedged during a visit with his grandparents.
Kelly Strubing and her husband took their two-year-old son Dorian to the emergency room after he got stuck last Saturday,
WKRN-TV reported. Sumner County Emergency Medical Services and the Portland Fire Department worked with hospital staff to free the boy.
X-rays determined where his hips, knees and feet were, Strubing told the station. His arms, shoulders and head stuck out from the top of the barrel, which allowed him to hold on to a teddy bear.
Tennessee toddler freed from antique wooden barrel
by The Associated Press
Last Updated May 3, 2021 at 2:14 pm EDT
PORTLAND, Tenn. Fire rescuers and medical staff used a power saw and screwdrivers to extract a toddler from an antique wooden barrel in which he became wedged during a visit with his grandparents.
Kelly Strubing and her husband took their 2-year-old son Dorian to the emergency room after he got stuck Saturday, WKRN-TV reported. Sumner County Emergency Medical Services and the Portland Fire Department worked with hospital staff to free the boy.
X-rays determined where his hips, knees and feet were, Strubing told the station. His arms, shoulders and head stuck out from the top of the barrel, which allowed him to hold on to a teddy bear.
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