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May 29, 2008 6:47 am US/Mountain

Boy OK After Croc Gets Sucked Into Escalator

BROOMFIELD, Colo. (CBS4) ― A child's Crocs shoe was sucked up into an escalator at a Denver area shopping mall Wednesday afternoon. The 4-year old was not hurt, but his shoes are a little worse for wear and he was shaken up a bit.

It happened as Blake Schalk was riding down the escalator near Macy's at Flatiron Crossing in Broomfield with his aunt and uncle, according to his family. Blake told them his shoe was getting tighter. That's when they noticed the escalator chewing up the Crocs shoe.

Blake's dad, Matt Schalk, told CBS4 "It was on the side of the escalator, between the wall and the escalator, not the top or the bottom."

Blake's aunt pulled him to safety. That's when the escalator shut down. It was closed for 2 hours for repairs.

Crocs Inc. is based in Niwot. It has received dozens of complaints about the spongy shoes getting caught in escalators. Back in April, Japan's government asked the company to redesign the widely popular shoes.

Crocs stands by it's design.

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