Mum rescued by fire crew after being locked in cupboard – by her ONE-year-old

A MOTHER was rescued by fire crews after being locked in a cupboard under the stairs - by her one-year-old toddler.

Fire crews rescued the mother from a cupboard underneath the stairs GETTY

Fire crews rescued the mother from a cupboard underneath the stairs

The trapped woman's cries were heard by a postman, who alerted emergency services. 

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service attended her home in Plymstock, Devon today. 

The mother was reunited with her child after the 15-minute ordeal.

Crews used small tools and a triple extension ladder to gain access and release her. 

A fire spokesman said: "A fire appliance was mobilised from Plymstock fire station and, on arrival, confirmed there was an adult locked in the under stairs cupboard as well as a one-year-old child locked in the property."

Meanwhile a couple, who have been described as "high on drugs", became trapped in an unlocked cupboard for two days. 

Police were called to the Marine and Environmental Science Center in Daytona, Florida to find Amber Campbell, 25, and John Arwood, trapped despite the door being unlocked. 

Upon freeing them, officers ound two days’ worth of faeces and urine in the cupboard, along with drug smoking paraphernalia.

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