Si Sa Ket:Rescue workers successfully freed a 2-year-old girl trapped inside a car by smashing a window at a gas station. The incident occurred when the child's mother left the vehicle temporarily and returned to find it locked with the engine running.
According to Thai News Agency, the mother had left the car momentarily to purchase groceries, assuming it would be a quick errand. However, she discovered the car doors were locked upon her return. Despite numerous attempts to unlock the doors herself and contacting a locksmith without success, she was left with no choice but to call for emergency assistance.
Rescue teams from the Phetkasem Si Sa Ket Foundation, Sawangjit Si Sa Ket Thammasathan Rescue Foundation, and disaster relief officials from the Si Sa Ket Municipality responded to the call. Initially, they attempted to use adhesive tape and a coat hanger to unlock the car door. When these methods failed, they decided to break the rear driver's side window to access the vehicle and rescue the child, identified as Nong Bee.
The mother, who remained beside the car, tried to keep her daughter calm by knocking on the window and offering reassurance. After the successful rescue, she immediately embraced her daughter, relieved that the ordeal had safely concluded. The incident underscores the importance of caution when leaving children unattended, even for brief periods.