VIDEO: A 10-year-old girl stuck in a swing at an Oakland park was rescued by firefighters with the "Jaws of Life." But soon after, a thief made off with the lifesaving hydraulic tool.
Charles Welch told KTVU his granddaughter decided to get into a swing at the park at 16th and West streets in West Oakland at about 7 p.m. Friday. "She got stuck in it, as a matter of fact, she was too large to be in it anyway," Welch said.
The Oakland Fire Department had to use the "Jaws of Life" because the girl was smack-dab stuck - legs, bottom and all.
"My granddaughter got caught in the seat. And they had to come over here. And when I got here, they had cut the seats and stuff loose," he said.
A manager at a nearby market tells KTVU the girl was scared.