A young boy in Florida got more than he bargained for when he became trapped in an arcade machine during his quest for a stuffed toy.

Mason crawled inside the claw-style vending machine in the play area of Beef O'Brady's restaurant in Titusville.

Luckily, an off-duty firefighter was also dining in the restaurant on Florida's Atlantic coast.

Jeremy House was having dinner when he became aware of the situation and yelled for someone to call 911.

Kid gets stuck in claw machine

His colleagues from a nearby fire station joined him in rescuing the boy.


"He went in, but obviously he couldn't come back out the same way," battalion chief Gregory Sutton said.

Image: Mason managed to squeeze in through a very small opening

Mason sat patiently with all the stuffed toys while firefighters took just five minutes to get him out.

Mr Sutton says the boy was embarrassed, but wasn't in distress, and the machine sustained minimal damage.