A 10-YEAR-OLD girl had to be cut free from a park sit on spring rocker after becoming wedged in the bumblebee toy's metal bars, yesterday.

Lola Bowen, a Year 6 pupil at St Andrews C of E Primary School in Graves Street, Radcliffe, was playing in a park in Station Close with friends after school, when she became trapped whilst playing on the equipment.

Despite efforts made to free her by a teacher, Lola remained stuck in the bee for around half an hour, before fire crews cut her out using hydraulic cutting equipment.

Lola's mum Joanne Walmsley, aged 47, said: "She had climbed in to the bumblebee, I don't know how, and she fell at an angle and couldn't get out.

"I was at work and her best friend phoned me and said she was stuck in the little bee.

"My initial reaction was panic. So I came racing home from work and her friend had gone and got a teacher and she tried to get her out but the couldn't. She was well and truly stuck.

"They called the fire brigade who also couldn't pull her out because her back was so stuck.

"They erred on the side of caution and she had to be cut out.

"She couldn't stand up initially, and she was pretty distressed and in a lot of pain."

Throughout the incident Lola was comforted by her friends, "hero" Harry Jones, aged 11, and Libby Ratcliffe, aged 10, who helped to keep her warm and calm.

Mrs Walmsley said: "Her friends sat with her and took off their coats and putting them around her, looking after her until the teacher came."

Despite her ordeal Lola escaped with no injuries, but did suffer bruising to her back.

And after being cut out, Lola was taken to the Royal Bolton Hospital where she was checked to ensure she hadn't sustained any internal injuries, before being discharged earlier this evening.

Lola said: "I'm feeling fine now, but was back was hurting a lot and I was very scared."

She added that her friends had been really good in looking after her.

Mrs Walmsley, who works in admin at Greater Manchester Police, said:"I would like to thank the firefighters and the ambulance service who both turned up really quickly.

"We are going to send them a card. They responded in 10 minutes and she could have been stuck in there for ages."

However Mrs Walmsley did have a warning for children playing on similar items.

She said: "I don't think children aged 10 should be going on them, because they are designed for younger children."

Bury fire service watch manager, Steve Wilcock, said: "Lola was very brave and when she was lifted out we all gave her a high five, which cheered her up a bit."