Hide-and-seek girl gets stuck in washing machine

Source:Agencies Published: 2014-1-6 22:08:01

A game of hide and seek in South Jordan, Utah, among some young family members didn't end so well when one of them, an 11-year-old girl named Trinity, got stuck in a washing machine.

 She thought that the washing machine would be a great hiding place until she realized getting out was much more difficult than getting in, KSL News reported.

When the young lady tried to get out, she couldn't and ended the game by calling for help. Her playmates had some interesting ideas for a solution.  They decided the best plan of action was to try and slide her out, local news reported.

For lubricant, they first tried butter. When that didn't work, they tried peanut butter and ice, both without success.

They then poured warm water on her to combat the ice before calling her mom, Nicole Rhoades, for help.

The Salt Lake Tribune notes that because the washer was beneath a stackable dryer, there wasn't a lot of room to work with. Nicole and her sister first tried to get Trinity out themselves, but realized they couldn't do it, and called 911.

Firefighters arrived. Rhoades told KSL that they "got some power tools out. Some big snips, to get people out of cars, they were thinking they were going to have to cut down the middle of the washer and open it up to get her out."

However, they were able to instead take out the dryer, giving her the space to get out.

Trinity regained normal function of her legs, which had fallen asleep during the 90 minutes she was stuffed inside, and was not taken to a hospital. Her mom is in good spirits over the matter.

"She's fine. More embarrassed than anything," Rhoades told local news.

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