Dad puts child in washing machine during game of peekaboo; Video featured on Today Show

Authorities are searching for parents in New Jersey after video at a laundromat shows a young child's father putting him into a washing machine.

The video, which was featured on the Today Show, shows the boy being placed into the washing machine and becoming trapped.

The terrifying ordeal began during a game of peekaboo, the Today Show reported.

The little boy was tossed around in the machine.

He was taken out by a store employee after screaming from the parents.

Watch the video below:

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