On camera: A toddler is swept away on airport conveyor belt - staff scramble to get him

[Demovictory9]

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/terrifying-moment-toddler-swept-away-airport-conveyor-belt-caught-camera-n1034276

On camera: A toddler is swept away on airport conveyor belt
The boy's mother told police she looked away from her son "for one second" to print her boarding pass and he disappeared.

Surveillance cameras caught a toddler's journey through the baggage system of an airport after he managed to sneak past a ticket counter and climb on a conveyor belt on Monday.

The 2-year-old boy walked away from his mother at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport while she attempted to print out her boarding pass at a kiosk, according to an Atlanta police report. The mother told police she looked away from her son "for one second" and he disappeared.

An airline employee told police the mother told him she believed that her son jumped on the bag conveyor belt, but he did not see or hear a child on the belt. He also told police that he did not see the boy go behind the ticket counter or climb on the belt.

Video footage released by the airport showed the boy walk through an unattended ticket counter and stand directly in front of a moving conveyor belt. The boy, wearing an orange shirt, climbs on to the belt and momentarily gets stuck before a black and yellow bag pushes him through to the other side of the wall.

Moments after he comes through a woman in a backpack can be seen running to the counter and a Spirit Airline employee stops the belt from moving.

[Blue_Tires]

1. Glad he's ok...

This very easily could have ended in tragedy...

[CatWoman]

2. Remember, a few years back, women were chastised for putting their kids on leashes?

now I can understand why they used them.

[malaise]

3. Excellent point

Airports aren't friendly to people traveling alone with kids, but you cannot let a toddler out of your sight.

[Arkansas Granny]

5. My daughter and I were traveling with my then 2 yo great granddaughter.

She could run faster than either of us and we put a baby harness and leash on her in the air terminal. We got some dirty looks, but no one made any comments. Toddlers can get away from you in a heartbeat.

[Girard442]

4. I'm glad he's OK. Thankfully we don't live in a country where toddlers are treated harshly...

...because of the actions of their parents.

Oh. Wait.

[Sneederbunk]

6. Luckily did not get to the stage where they throw your luggage.

Is safe so long as not touched by baggage handlers.

[Bettie]

7. Those kiosks don't always work well

and you need to pay attention to them add to that those little ones are slippery.

My first was a clinger, he was never far from me. Second was a runner, he escaped regularly, all it took was a tiny second of distraction, like paying for my groceries. Lucky for me, his brother always told me which way he went! Third was a clinger as well, thankfully.

I feel for the mom. No one and I do mean NO ONE can be 100% focused on their kid 100% of the time and still perform regular tasks.

I've blocked or nabbed a runner or two when we're out and about. Moms/Dads always say thank you and I am happy to help, knowing what it is like to turn around and find that your kid escaped while you were focused on something else for a second or two.

[Goodheart]

8. Said the little kid: "I MEANT to do that!"