Infant freed by firefighters after getting head stuck in a potty

One mum was in for a nasty shock when she discovered her ten-month-old son with his head firmly wedged inside a plastic potty.
Unable to free the infant, his mum was forced to call firefighters who removed it with with specialist equipment.

The accident happened after the boy's older brother jammed it over his sibling's head while pair were playing.

One fireman had to comfort the crying boy, who has not been named, while another cut the plastic using shears.

The boy's mum, from Miass, Russia, watched anxiously by his side before scooping him into her arms after he was freed.

Ekaterina Bogdanova, the rescue service press officer, said:

"Rescuers needed to cut the plastic potty chair to free the little one. "He obviously took it as the continuation of the game at least at the start.

"And he quickly recovered and once the chair was removed, he continued to play with his older brother like nothing happened."