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Girl in the Pipe

May 1970

South Yorkshire Times, May 2nd, 1970

Six-years-old Carol Kirkham, the girl who became wedged in a 12-inch-wide metal spun pipe (reported in our last issue), looking none the worse for her ordeal.

Carol of Grasmere Close, Windhill Estate, Mexborough, crawled into the pipe behind her home and fireman had to use sledge hammers to release her.

A passing motorist heard her screams. Her injuries? Slight scratches on her knees.