Nicholas hid in the cooler with the top cracked open, but the top dropped and locked. His family rescued him after hearing a muffled scream. He was unharmed.
“Every thought goes through your mind. ‘What if? What if? What if? What if I didn’t hear him? What if I was out front? What if I was upstairs? What if I was in the shower?’ I mean, that’s why we want to get this out there,” said Maria Wanes, Nicholas’ mother.
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“It has been brought to our attention that a child recently, inadvertently trapped himself inside one of our products,” Igloo said in a statement to WSVN. “We are very sorry for the scare this incident msut have caused the child and his family, and very happy no one was injured.”
According to a statement posted to the company's website, Igloo is voluntarily recalling Igloo Marine Elite coolers with stainless-steel latches sold through West Marine.
Affected units include:
- Igloo Marine Elite 72 quart; Item #00049375
- Igloo Marine Elite 54 quart; Item #00049374
- Igloo Marine Elite 94 quart; Item #00049574
- Igloo Marine Elite 110 quart; Item #00034108
Igloo said it is working with West Marine to send customers a free latch-replacement kit. Customers can call 1(888)–257–0934 to see if a kit has been mailed to them.
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