Friday February 11, 2011
Toddler falls into spinning washing machine
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A 17-MONTH-OLD toddler fell into a washing machine and got spun for nearly two minutes, reported Nanyang Siang Pau.
He was saved by his mother who heard his screams during the Tuesday incident at the family’s flat unit in Hong Kong.
The Pakistani child, known only as Ali, was believed to have tumbled into the machine after climbing up from a basket.
It is learnt that the boy had accidentally turned on the machine before falling inside.
The boy, with bruises all over the body, was warded for observation.
Doctors did not find any internal injuries from a CT scan and X-rays of the boy.
