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Toddler Freed After Getting Head Stuck in Railing at Hamburg Central Station

Firefighters worked under the threat of 15,000-volt overhead lines running just beyond the barrier.

Overview

  • The incident occurred Friday afternoon on the Südsteg between tracks 11 and 12 with the boy’s head facing the rails, according to federal police.
  • Railway security cordoned off the area and summoned emergency services before the rescue began.
  • The child’s 37-year-old mother said he slipped his head through the bars while watching trains and she could not pull him back.
  • Firefighters carefully pushed the boy back through the railing and lifted him onto the walkway, then handed him to his mother.
  • Authorities reported the child was uninjured, noting that the nearby live wires posed a life-threatening arcing risk.