Overview

• The child became wedged with his upper body in a chimney shaft at the family home in Hammrich on Thursday evening.
• Parents were unable to free him and alerted emergency services.
• Fire brigades from Aurich, Sandhorst, and Holtrop responded and assessed the scene.
• Rescuers cautiously widened the opening with a hydraulic spreader, freeing the boy within minutes.
• A Notarzt examined him on site and confirmed he was uninjured while paramedics oversaw his care during the rescue.