Man rescued from town centre "grabber" machine

Passers-by had to laugh when a man got his hand caught in an “amusements-style grabber machine” in Rotherham town centre.

The unfortunate 30-year-old became trapped as he tried retrieve a toy he had won on the game, situated near to the B&M store, on College Street, shortly after 3pm on Monday.

His sister contacted firefighters after efforts to free him fell flat, but he remained trapped for around 30 minutes before he could be released.

One eyewitness said: “I walked round the corner to come face-to-face with a man who had his hand stuck in this machine. I couldn’t help but laugh.

“There were a lot of people in town and seeing the fire crews free this man attracted quite a lot of attention...and had a lot of people in fits of hysterics.”