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Toddler Gets Locked in Bank Vault

But she's safe after locksmith cracks it in four hours

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 26, 2011 2:35 PM CST

(Newser) – Scary story, happy ending: A 14-month-old girl visiting grandma at work couldn't resist toddling into an open vault at the Atlanta bank. An unwitting employee shut the door behind her, and nobody could open it because of the time-released lock, reports the Atlanta Journal Constitution. As rescue workers pumped fresh air into the vents and the girl cried, police finally found a locksmith trained to crack the lock. It took him four hours, but the little girl was finally reunited with her family with nothing more serious than a soiled diaper.

"That was one of the better moments I've ever witnessed," said the police chief of the reunion. Click for more.

File photo: The door to the bank vault at a Wells Fargo bank in San Francisco.
File photo: The door to the bank vault at a Wells Fargo bank in San Francisco.   (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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nantsy3
Feb 26, 2011 6:22 PM CST
First of all, whoever took her into the bank to visit Grandma was an idiot to let her toddle around without watching where she was. And in Atlanta for God's sake? She could have been snatched, out the door and taken away by some psycho before they even had a clue she was out of sight. I think whoever took the child into the bank should be charged with child endangerment.
MDK
Feb 26, 2011 5:21 PM CST
This person tried to rob a bank. Hanging isn't good enough.
oldgoat
Feb 26, 2011 3:50 PM CST
The person that closed the door wasn't too smart either. Rules say that you are suppose to actually enter and check that nobody is inside before closing the door. Obiviously the person didn't. Probably worried about their job right now.
 

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