A three-year-old child caught in the baggage carousel at Santiago airport in Chile brought a cold sweat to his parents, who were torn apart by the moment of fear.
In early November, the boy had evaded his parents’ vigilance and climbed onto the baggage carousel before being drawn into the twists and turns of suitcase processing.
¿Y los padres? Children are transported using air transport equipment. A child can survive his life and endure transportation through an airport in Santiago de Chile. The Padres are not in limbo. pic.twitter.com/UvhfgCIKH9
– tabascoaldia (@tabascoaldiamx) November 24, 2023
Images from a viral video captured by BFM TV show the child placing his foot on the treadmill, which drags him along while being unable to get back down.
As France Live reported on Tuesday, the panicked parents tried in vain to find their child “treated” like a traveler’s suitcase on the conveyor belt.
After several minutes of searching, airport employees managed to locate the boy, whom they removed from the circle where he should not have been, according to French media.
After this heartbreaking incident, the management of Santiago Airport announced that they wanted to strengthen security measures within the airport.
A similar incident also occurred at an American airport in Atlanta, where a two-year-old girl was injured during baggage claim.