Damien Murphy and his two sons were at a Jump ‘n’ Gyms play centre in Nenagh in Ireland when his youngest managed to make his way into a toy claw machine. Every little person’s dream, right?
Three-year-old Jamie Bracken-Murphy wandered away from his father and five-year-old brother Shane before climbing into the cage of stuffed toys.
“We had been at the play centre about an hour at that stage. I had the boys to myself as my partner Carolyn was visiting her sister,” Jamie’s father Damien told Mamamia.
“I was going to go to a local playground, but due to some sudden nasty weather we settled for the nearby play centre.”
"We we’re all sitting at a table in the play centre. I was sipping a coffee as the two boys had their snacks," Damien continued. "Jamie got up and sauntered off to my left towards the amusements. I thought nothing of it as there’s nothing I would be usually worried about over there."
"Between five to 10 seconds later, I heard a little muffled complaint, and Shane and I looked up to see Jamie behind the glass," Damien continued. "'Of course you’re behind there!' was my first reaction."
Was there a particular toy that caught Jamie's eye? His father says no, it was more the adventure of it all.
"He wasn’t initially interested in any particular toy from what I can tell," Damien said. "He was just curious to see if he could get in through the flap. To describe him as curious would be an understatement!"
The three-year-old was initially concerned at the situation he found himself in, but his worry soon gave way to the excitement of it all.