Toddler trapped in bank vault rescued

A TODDLER has been rescued from a bank vault in California more than five hours after she wandered in and the door was shut behind her.

The two-and-a-half-year-old girl, Daniella Sanchez, had walked away from her mother, who works at the Washington Mutual Bank in Redwood. Rescuers were forced to drill a hole through the door to get to her because the vault had a time lock that stopped it opening until the next morning.

Daniella was taken to hospital for examination yesterday, but her condition was not immediately available.