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Lisa Hodge

Fire crews called after three-year-old girl gets her head stuck in a toilet seat

Firefighters were called to rescue a three-year-old girl after she got her head stuck in a toilet seat.

The toddler, Izabell, got in the unlikely tangle after the toilet seat became stuck around her neck.

After her parents were unsuccessful in removing the child-sized seat, they were forced to call fire crews to their home in Taunton in Somerset on Saturday.

Crews arrived and removed the toilet pan by sawing it from around the youngster's neck, whilst she sat patiently and watched Peppa Pig.

A white towel was placed between Izabell and the seat to prevent her from getting injured during the rescue.

A spokesman said: "On Saturday 24th July 2021, the crew on station had a running call to assist the parents of Izabell aged three to remove a child toilet seat stuck around her neck.

"Unfortunately Mum and Dad did try at home but were unsuccessful.

"Izabell sat quietly and bravely watching Peppa Pig while Taunton's firefighters safely removed the seat."

The photo of the incident shows the tool used to hack the toilet seat. It may need to be replaced after the chunk was removed from the front.

The post was shared, with the consent of Izabell's parents, on the Taunton Fire Station's Facebook page and attracted lots of comments wishing the youngster well.

One said: "That photo has 'wait till you're 18, this is going in the paper' written all over it! Seriously though I'm glad she's OK."

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