Boy rescued from toy vending machine

SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. (CNN/WISC) - A 9-year-old boy figured out a way to cheat the claw toy vending machines. He crawled right inside.

Firefighters say they have no idea how he did it, but his parents found him in the machine with the toys at a Walmart near Madison, Wis. Sunday.

It appears he crawled in the one foot by one foot hole where a prize toy is usually dropped.

Firefighters say although they've never trained for how to handle a situation quite like that, they were able to get the boy out quickly.

"We actually tried to get his attention a few times 'cause he was playing, so I mean he was happy to be in there, but I don't think mom and dad were too happy," said Lt. Dan Cotter, Sun Prairie Fire Department.

"He just crawled in there. He wanted the toys. Well, I didn't know until I went to get him that he was inside the machine," said mother Jennifer Hanson.

The boy made off better than most kids who try to play the game. He went home with two toys.