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Firefighters in Oswestry called out to rescue 'female stuck in baby swing'

Firefighters in Oswestry were called out to a slightly unusual incident on Thursday night.

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A stock image of a baby swing.

Classified by fire control as "non-urgent" a crew from Oswestry Station were sent out to Church Street at around 9pm.

There, they had to free a "female stuck in a baby swing".

The apparently dealt with the incident quickly and efficiently, using "small gear" as the stop message was received by 21.13pm.

This is actually not as uncommon as it sounds.

Earlier this year, in Telford, fire crews were forced to release the same person who got stuck in a baby swing twice in two weeks.