Igloo recalls four cooler models after Florida boy gets trapped inside

Pompano Beach, FLa — Home surveillance video caught the moments of panic after a 5-year-old boy became trapped inside an igloo cooler.

The video from March 2, 2019 shows the boy crawling into the cooler and closing the lid.

He knocks the lid a couple of times and the stainless steel latch closes and locks.

The boys screams alerts the entire family and they go out looking for him.  After a frantic moment they discover that his is inside the cooler.

Luckily the boy was not harmed.

Now Igloo Coolers has issued a recall of four cooler models.

The four affected units include:

  • Igloo Marine Elite 72-quart cooler, item #00049375
  • Igloo Marine Elite 54-quart cooler, item #00049374
  • Igloo Marine Elite 94-quart cooler, item #00049574
  • Igloo Marine Elite 110-quart cooler, item #00034108

Igloo said it is working with West Marine to send customers a free latch-replacement kit.

Customers can call 1-888–257–0934 to see if a kit has been mailed to them.