Cornelius Fire Department officials say horseplay gone wrong left a 15-year-old trapped in a gun safe Saturday at a local farm store.

Firefighters responded at about 5:30 p.m. to a 911 call from Coastal Farm & Ranch, where they found the teen's father talking with police and store employees. The teen had become locked inside a gray Rhino brand safe after roughhousing with another child.

"It was just kids playing around, but the kid that was inside was pretty scared," Cornelius Fire Capt. Steve Black said. "It took us a while to get him out.

The teen spent about 25 minutes inside the safe, and emerged unharmed.

"Luckily enough it wasn't an airtight safe," Black said. "It could have been an emergency scenario. Instead, we can all get a chuckle out of it, but it's kind of a word of warning."

-- Kelly House

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