Little Livvy Patten is an independent young lady.
So when she went to the toilet, she decided to lock the door.
Freed - Livvy Patten with her mum Lucy and brothers Henry, Arthur and Louis, after she was rescued from the toilet in their Manningtree home. Picture: ADRIAN RUSHTON
Unfortunately, she could not get it open again.
And Livvy, who is two-and-a-half years old, needed help.
As she became more and more frightened, mum Lucy of Colchester Road, Manningtree, decided to dial 999 and recruited the help of the fire service.
Within minutes firemen from the town's Quay Street station were on the scene and sprang into action.
They decided to cut a hole in the wall to free the youngster.
Published Thursday November 27, 2003
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