We all know that cranes can be one of the most frustrating amusements within an arcade with the prize at the end slipping from the claw's grip at the very last second. This is, of course, the aim of the game.
But it would seem a three-year-old toddler from the UK decided he wasn’t about to admit defeat and decided to climb up through the prize chute into the playfield to claim the Winnie the Pooh plush toy for himself.
Christopher Air, from Sunderland, was on holiday in Skegness with his mother Elaine, 33, father Peter, 33, and brother Stewart, 15, when he ended up trapped inside the crane for half an hour.
Elaine Air told UK newspapers: "Christopher spotted this great big teddy bear in the crane machine. I put £1 in and he had a few goes trying to hook it but didn’t win. He was so upset I decided to get a £20 note changed so he could have another go.
"My back was only turned for a second and when I looked around Christopher was inside. I couldn’t believe he had got through such a small space."
Christopher’s ordeal did, however, end on a happy note as the arcade owner who freed him gave him the bear to keep.
