A girl was trapped in a washing machine (Picture: NBC)

An 11-year-old was freed from a washing machine by firefighters after becoming stuck during a game of hide and seek.

The girl was trapped in the washer for over an hour at her family home in South Jordan, Utah, according to the Salt Lake Tribune.

Her legs were curled up so tight that she lost muscle function and could not get out of the machine, said attending fire chief Reed Thompson.

Fire crews at the scene (Picture: NBC)

Peanut butter, ice and warm water were used in an attempt to pull her out of the appliance before her family called 911.


Fire crews removed a stackable dryer on top of the washing machine before managing to pull the girl out of her unusual predicament.

The girl lost feeling in her legs (Picture: NBC)

‘Afterwards we laughed about it. We all laughed about it,’ the girl’s mother told NBC. ‘But at the time it was scary.’

She added her daughter soon regained function in her legs and did not have to be taken to hospital.