Child gets tongue stuck on candy at apartment, Mexico MO

Medical Emergency

Reported: 10/25/2025 04:19 PM

Near Marine Dr, Mexico, MO 65265

A 6-year-old boy at an apartment near Marine Drive got his tongue stuck in a hard candy with a split in the middle. He is awake and breathing normally. Emergency responders were called to assist.

Audio|Source: Audrain County Missouri Public Safety

02:46

Transcript:

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Mexico officers, need responders to near Marine Dr Apartment 3 Reference to a 6-year-old male awake and breathing got his tongue stuck on a candy contraption

00:16

Again near Marine Dr apartment number 3

00:21

Sir, then

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One-Wong

00:30

Thank you. I'm doing on Medic 2. Medic 2 need response to near Marine Dr apartment number 3. It's going to be referenced to a 6-year-old male.

00:44

Got his tongue stuck on a candy contraption.

00:46

He is awake. He is breathing.

00:49

Again, Medic 2 need response.

00:51

Near Marine Dr, near Marine Dr apartment number 3.

00:55

He in reference to a 6-year-old male.

00:58

Got his tongue stuck on a candy contraption. He is awake. He is breathing.

01:03

Timeout, 1820.

01:09

I mentioned troop-f officers, C&I driver, Ridgrewsville, on Old U.S.

01:14

54, unknown direction, but turned left on Summit on Summit, it is now in Holtz Summit.

01:19

It's a white panel van with no registration, no lights.

01:22

Through something at the reporting party's vehicle, authority is Calloway County, TroopF clear.

01:30

291 just amount of you

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2901 1822 that's clear

01:43

anybody too Okay

01:46

Okay

01:53

Using route 95.

01:58

95.0 not in your spine to near Marine Dr apartment number 3 near Marine Dr apartment number 3

02:07

caller advised her 6 year old son got her tongue stuck on a candy contraption he is awake he is breathing

02:14

no difficulty breathing soon as adult level response

02:24

What kind of contraption?

02:28

It's attempting to describe it to me.

02:35

It sounds like a hard candy that has a split in the middle,

02:39

and his tongue is stuck in that crack, stuck in that split in the candy.

02:45

Thank you.

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