Toddler Rescued After Falling Onto Newark Airport Baggage Conveyor Belt

Incident at Newark Liberty Airport

• 🚨 A 2-year-old child gained access to a baggage conveyor belt at the JetBlue counter at Newark Liberty International Airport.
• 📍 The toddler was eventually found, unharmed, in the checked baggage room on the lower level.

Dangers of Conveyor Belts

• ⚠️ Airport conveyor belts are described as extremely dangerous, with mechanisms like gigantic pushers or levers that could be fatal to a small child.

Previous Similar Incidents

• ✈️ In 2021, a 9-year-old boy climbed onto a luggage belt at the Minneapolis airport, was pulled inside, and eventually crawled out after passing through screening.
• 😨 In 2019, a toddler in Atlanta went through the Spirit baggage system, including an X-ray machine, and was found by TSA agents with cuts and a fractured hand.