A three-year-old girl was rescued after becoming trapped inside the spin-dryer drum of a washing machine for more than two hours at a home in Village 3, Kura subdistrict, Kuraburi district, Phang Nga province, on June 28. The child lost consciousness before emergency responders freed her and doctors later confirmed she was safe.

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The incident happened after the girl climbed into the washing machine’s spin-dryer drum while playing at home. According to her grandmother, she crawled inside and was unable to climb back out. She is believed to have remained trapped for more than two hours before family members noticed her and called for help.

Rescue workers from the Ranong Rescue Foundation, Kuraburi unit, arrived to find the child visibly exhausted inside the drum. As her condition deteriorated and she lost consciousness, the team decided to remove the entire spin-dryer assembly from the washing machine while leaving the girl inside to avoid causing further injury.

She was rushed to Kuraburi Chai Pattana Hospital, where doctors and nurses immediately administered oxygen and monitored her condition closely. At the hospital, rescue personnel used specialised cutting and spreading equipment to carefully remove the plastic structure of the spin-dryer drum section by section while taking care not to injure the child.

The team successfully freed the girl from the drum. Her family and the emergency responders expressed relief, and doctors confirmed that she was safe and remained under close medical observation.

The incident has been highlighted as an important reminder for parents and carers to supervise young children closely, particularly around household appliances. Rescue workers noted that washing machines, refrigerators and other enclosed household items can pose serious risks if children become trapped inside them.

Amarin reported that the girl’s condition will continue to be monitored by medical staff as she recovers. No further details about her injuries or any additional medical treatment were released.

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Imagine the panic. A three-year-old girl in Phang Nga climbed inside a washing machine drum while playing and couldn't get out. She was trapped for two hours, losing consciousness before rescue teams could carefully cut her free at the hospital.

She is thankfully safe, but it highlights just how quickly everyday household items can turn dangerous.

how did a 3yr old climb up on a dryer ? or did grandma sit her up there ?

note to self,,, do not leave the kiddies with grandma .. ( or Uncle Ernie )

Two hours before anyone noticed the child was missing? Is this yet another case of a child being left to be brought up by her grandmother, someone too old to even care for herself, let alone a boisterous and inquisitive child?

3 hours ago, Luuk Chaai said:

how did a 3yr old climb up on a dryer ? or did grandma sit her up there

Why are you unjustifiably casting aspersions on the grandmother?

8 hours ago, Nemises said:

Imagine the panic. A three-year-old girl in Phang Nga climbed inside a washing machine drum while playing and couldn't get out. She was trapped for two hours, losing consciousness before rescue teams could carefully cut her free at the hospital.

She is thankfully safe, but it highlights just how quickly everyday household items can turn dangerous.

Refrigerators, freezers, dryers. Kids are curious. Should be on a leash, eh!

8 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

A three-year-old girl was rescued after becoming trapped inside the spin-dryer drum of a washing machine

Spindryer drum too small.

My kids liked the washing machine tub on hot days.

3 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Spindryer drum too small.

My kids liked the washing machine tub on hot days.

And your name is SAFETY FIRST. 😂 Looks like that child is about to turn the machine on and is in for a fun ride.

How exactly does a child get trapped in a dryer drum to the degree they had to remove the entire drum and cut the kid out of it????

On 6/29/2026 at 11:16 AM, Liverpool Lou said:

Why are you unjustifiably casting aspersions on the grandmother?

a child left alone with grandma and manages to get trapped in a dryer for 2 hours ??

so you would suggest she qualifies to run a daycare facility ???

3 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

Two hours before anyone noticed the child was missing? Is this yet another case of a child being left to be brought up by her grandmother, someone too old to even care for herself, let alone a boisterous and inquisitive child?

24 minutes ago, Luuk Chaai said:

On 6/29/2026 at 11:16 AM, Liverpool Lou said:

Why are you unjustifiably casting aspersions on the grandmother?

a child left alone with grandma and manages to get trapped in a dryer for 2 hours ??

Where did it say that the child was left alone with the grandmother? Oh, sorry, I see, nowhere.

On 6/29/2026 at 11:16 AM, Liverpool Lou said:

Why are you unjustifiably casting aspersions on the grandmother?

Maybe because, "according to her grandma". who's the spokeswoman, and most likely from that, the caregiver, if that's the right term.

This happens daily in one way or another in Thailand. Children drowning, let to ride scooters at 8 years old, out loose in the neighborhood without supervision (see it daily where I live and noticed many children wandering alone down streets in many areas), close to waterways without supervision, and playing with loose dogs, at all ages, especially toddlers.

That 40% of children are cared for by grandparents is a disaster in waiting in itself, although many are capable. The problem is where are the parents? 2 hours and no one's looking for the child?

Yes, possible mom and dad were elsewhere, or it was one who was supposedly watching the child, but why is grandma telling the story? There are no excuses for leaving a 3 year old alone for any time or anywhere. It doesn't matter who was "in charge".

Thailand is very lucky, for now, they don't have the amount of molesters of children the west does, as kidnapping would run rampant here if they did. Or they might, and it just hasn't been publicized as much, meaning the molestations and not the kidnappings.

19 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

Lou said:

Why are you unjustifiably casting aspersions on the grandmother?

Maybe because, "according to her grandma". who's the spokeswoman, and most likely from that, the caregiver

So you choose to ignore the fact that it was mentioned in the OP that other family members were there also just because the grandmother was quoted and blame her?

Sounds like grandma was hitting the bong or chasing the dragon or something other than watching the kid. Maybe it was a ploy to get Ploy to look after her own kid instead of dumping it on granny.

2 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

So you choose to ignore the fact that it was mentioned in the OP that other family members were there also just because the grandmother was quoted and blame her?

I'm blaming whoever was in charge. It didn't say who was there but that it was quoted by grandma. Why not the parents, if they were there? Police or rescue will usually go to the parents for questioning first. 2 hours later family members found her, which could mean anyone. Whoever was supposedly watching her wasn't. I live 300 meters from the nearest road and relative neighbor and I won't let my 9 year old off the property, and have always made sure she was close by and it was safe around. The same with my other 5 growing up in subdivisions.

5 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

16 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

So you choose to ignore the fact that it was mentioned in the OP that other family members were there also just because the grandmother was quoted and blame her?

Sometimes... you have to read between the lines ..

so .... "other family members did not notice a 3yr old was not in view for hours ???

I don't leave my dog unattended in the yard for 10 minutes

where was mom ? Pattaya? working in a "family friendly" location ??? Dad in jail ??

other people in the house .. 6 other juveniles too young to notice or heads stuck up in the cloud / cell phone.. ?

ahh but Granny got dumped on and was too busy doing everything else

18 hours ago, Luuk Chaai said:

a child left alone with grandma and manages to get trapped in a dryer for 2 hours ??

so you would suggest she qualifies to run a daycare facility ???

Or even a laundry!

8 hours ago, Luuk Chaai said:

where was mom ? Pattaya? working in a "family friendly" location ??? Dad in jail ??

other people in the house .. 6 other juveniles too young to notice or heads stuck up in the cloud / cell phone.. ?

Why are you suggesting that the mother was doing something untoward in Pattaya?

Why are you suggesting that the father is in prison?

Why are you fabricating (as far as anybody knows) nonsense about the other members of the family?

On 6/30/2026 at 7:36 AM, fredwiggy said:

This happens daily in one way or another in Thailand. Children drowning, let to ride scooters at 8 years old, out loose in the neighborhood without supervision (see it daily where I live and noticed many children wandering alone down streets in many areas), close to waterways without supervision, and playing with loose dogs, at all ages, especially toddlers.

Totally usual when I was a child. Walked alone to the Kindergarden as a 6 year old. Playing outside without any supervision. It was just the way it was back then. We did't need any "slippery when wet" signs. Made us to independent and capable grown ups. No Helicopter parents (overly protecting parents) around at that time. And it was a good time.

1 hour ago, Cenovis said:

Totally usual when I was a child. Walked alone to the Kindergarden as a 6 year old. Playing outside without any supervision. It was just the way it was back then. We did't need any "slippery when wet" signs. Made us to independent and capable grown ups. No Helicopter parents (overly protecting parents) around at that time. And it was a good time.

And that time is long gone, with children kidnapped all the time. It will happen more here, as all crime will increase.

On 6/29/2026 at 7:42 PM, Dexxter said:

And your name is SAFETY FIRST. 😂 Looks like that child is about to turn the machine on and is in for a fun ride.

Yep, no safety what so ever. 😂

Always had the 220V unplugged

But good comment, we have a few vegetables here, the brain dead guys who would have had the washing machine powered.

Are you one of those vegetables, brain dead guys?

6 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Why are you suggesting that the mother was doing something untoward in Pattaya?

Why are you suggesting that the father is in prison?

Why are you fabricating (as far as anybody knows) nonsense about the other members of the family?

seems to be par for the course ! ..

and it's my opinion .... but, opinions are like a-holes everybody has one ,, and they usually stink

On 7/1/2026 at 3:45 PM, fredwiggy said:

And that time is long gone, with children kidnapped all the time. It will happen more here, as all criminals...

Urban myth in the US. "Missing Child Panic" of early '80s

On 6/29/2026 at 8:16 AM, Bangkok Barry said:

Two hours before anyone noticed the child was missing? Is this yet another case of a child being left to be brought up by her grandmother, someone too old to even care for herself, let alone a boisterous and inquisitive child?

Exactly this - one issue is that there was a three year old playing unsupervised - however, the major issue that screams out from this story is no one noticed the child was missing for two hours - I've no idea how that is even possible.

The whole story screams of utter neglect and total absence of any parental / grandparental responsibility

37 minutes ago, Peabody said:

Urban myth in the US. "Missing Child Panic" of early '80s

Over 100 a year kidnappings by strangers in America.

On 6/29/2026 at 4:42 PM, pacovl46 said:

How exactly does a child get trapped in a dryer drum to the degree they had to remove the entire drum and cut the kid out of it????

On some models you cannot open the door until the wash cycle is complete. Unplug the machine turn the "timer" all the way to complete and it should release the catch.

If you are just practising you don't need to unplug it.

3 hours ago, VocalNeal said:

On some models you cannot open the door until the wash cycle is complete. Unplug the machine turn the "timer" all the way to complete and it should release the catch.

If you are just practising you don't need to unplug it.

Yeah, exactly, that's why I don't understand why they said they had to cut the kid out of the drum.

On 7/1/2026 at 6:50 PM, SAFETY FIRST said:

Are you one of those vegetables, brain dead guys?

LOL.

Probably getting close with my advancing old age.

No offence meant. I just thought it was funny comparing your name with your posted image.