Bars release boy
Young boys tend to get themselves into some sticky situations, but few need the combined efforts of two emergency services to get them out. That was what happened to a Christchurch boy last evening after he became firmly wedged between two uprights of the innocent-
looking railing surrounding the Cathedral. The boy’s distraught mother hailed a passing police patrol, but despite the pulling and pushing of two sturdy constables, he remained stuck. The problem was solved with a quick radio call to the Fire Service, which
brought an emergency tender — lights flashing and sirens wailing — rushing to the scene. The boy watched wideeyed as firemen used crowbars to prise the uprights apart. He went on his way none the worse for wear, but probably a little more wary than before.
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Press, 18 February 1977, Page 1
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