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Boy rescued from Wightwick Manor stone monument | Boy rescued from Wightwick Manor stone monument |
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A seven-year-old boy spent almost three hours stuck inside a stone monument at a National Trust property. | A seven-year-old boy spent almost three hours stuck inside a stone monument at a National Trust property. |
Max Morgan had to be cut free after his leg got trapped in the grounds of Wightwick Manor near Wolverhampton. | Max Morgan had to be cut free after his leg got trapped in the grounds of Wightwick Manor near Wolverhampton. |
His father, George, said the family had pictures of Max inside the same monument at the National Trust property taken when he was aged about two. | His father, George, said the family had pictures of Max inside the same monument at the National Trust property taken when he was aged about two. |
But the schoolboy, who was released by West Midlands Fire Service, "has grown a bit" since, his dad said. | But the schoolboy, who was released by West Midlands Fire Service, "has grown a bit" since, his dad said. |
Mr Morgan, from Lower Penn, praised the "quick thinking of the emergency services". | Mr Morgan, from Lower Penn, praised the "quick thinking of the emergency services". |
Crews from Wolverhampton were initially called to the scene at 15:30 BST after Max climbed inside and got stuck. | Crews from Wolverhampton were initially called to the scene at 15:30 BST after Max climbed inside and got stuck. |
But, fireman Roy Phillips said, due to the "complexity of the entrapment", a specialist team based in Wednesbury were called in to assist. | |
In the end, the team used an abrasive wheel to cut the stone in half before Max was checked over by paramedics. | In the end, the team used an abrasive wheel to cut the stone in half before Max was checked over by paramedics. |
Mr Morgan said he was later taken to A&E but was found to only have some bruising to his leg. | Mr Morgan said he was later taken to A&E but was found to only have some bruising to his leg. |
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He said: "We are National Trust members and I've got pictures of Max from when he was two or three in the same hole but I think he has grown a bit more in the last few months. | He said: "We are National Trust members and I've got pictures of Max from when he was two or three in the same hole but I think he has grown a bit more in the last few months. |
"We just want to say a big thank you to the firefighters, NHS workers and paramedics who helped him." | "We just want to say a big thank you to the firefighters, NHS workers and paramedics who helped him." |
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