SEATTLE — A 2-year-old girl’s finger was cut off by an escalator Friday night in downtown Seattle.
The 2-year-old was in satisfactory condition Saturday and part of her finger had been reattached. The incident happened at the University Street station near 3rd Avenue and University Street.
The toddler reportedly fell down just as the steps disappear in the lower level. Her finger was cut off in an instant.
KIRO 7 was there when Metro security and an escalator technician searched for the severed finger.
Metro Transit security and escalator techs search for the finger of a toddler after it was amputated in an accident here. They found it. pic.twitter.com/iPGwrOvuS1
— Gary Horcher (@GaryKIRO7) March 4, 2017
“It’s a great feeling that I was able to recover it that quickly,” said escalator technician Justino Limon.
After the finger was found, security gave it to paramedics, who rushed it to Harborview Medical Center for reattachment.
A Metro official told KIRO 7, "safety is our top priority, this is an unfortunate incident and our thoughts are with the child and her family."
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