Man, Newark Liberty International Airport just cannot catch a break. Naturally, this situation just couldn't happen in another airport. It had to be this one. A toddler snuck away from their mom while at the airport. Obviously, nothing wrong with the mom there. No reason why she should have more eyes on her toddler. Let's just let him wander.
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Toddler Disappearing Trick?
Yeah, so that's honestly the craziest story I've read today. As reported by Pix 11, a toddler was sucked into the underworld via conveyor belt. Technically, that's not exactly what happened, but let's get into it.
So the two-year-old in question was with his family at the airport. His mom was rebooking a JetBlue flight, which, of course, is no easy feat. As much as I'd like to make fun of the mom here, I kinda get it. They will haggle with you.
But anyway, this toddler got bored and wandered onto a conveyor belt. Because what else was he supposed to do? (Side note: Why is it so easy for toddlers to get on that? That feels like something that should be more difficult. But I digress.)
Luckily, as the child disappeared into the void, a pair of Port Authority officers spotted him. They sprang into action like the heroes they are. The airport belt had a fork in it, but as I said earlier, there were two of them. So luckily, the officers split up and chased the toddler down.
Port Authority Police PBA president Frank Conti recounts the tale. "The two cops were able to move fast into the system, which was vital. There was a split in the belts. One officer went toward one direction, one toward the other direction."
Couldn't have said it better myself.
The toddler was rescued right before he got to an X-ray machine. He then flew with his family safely to Tampa, Florida.
Newark Or A Dystopian Novel?
This is just the most recent in a series of disasters that have occurred at the airport in recent times. I mean, just in the past few months, the airport has dealt with a ridiculous upsurge in problems.
I'm talking unprecedented backups on the tarmac, numerous cancellations, an infectious disease being spread, construction delays, FAA controllers walking off the job, and blackouts of its control towers.
Newark International literally cannot catch a break.
