Security camera footage from Wales shows the moment an elderly woman’s coat gets caught in an open security shutter and she is sent flying helplessly into the air.
“They say it can happen to anyone,” Anne Hughes, 71, told reporters after the incident. “No, that could only happen to me. I was lucky I had a sense of humor.”
“I was just standing there and my coat got caught and I got up,” she said near her home. “I thought, ‘I can’t believe I’m flipping over!'”
Hughes, who works as a store cleaner, was standing outside the Best One store in Tonteg, near Cardiff, South Wales, at 7.53am on Monday morning. Her colleague jumped out 12 seconds later and helped get her safely to the ground and calm her down.
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At the Best One store in Tonteg, near Cardiff, Wales, Anne Hughes, 71, was dangling from a security shutter after her coat, which had been lifted off the ground, got caught in it. (Google Maps)
“I was lucky my coat didn’t tear because I didn’t want to land on my face again,” Hughes said.
The store used the footage for online promotions and posted it on the following sites: Social media platform The caption reads, “Don’t hang around like Ann, come to Best One for the best deal! The only thing that’s going up in this store is the staff, not the prices!” Masu.
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The incident occurred on the outskirts of Tonteg in Wales. (Google Maps)
Mr Hughes remained in good spirits after the incident, and people looked on in disbelief as his condition quickly spread on social media.
“I’ve only seen this in cartoons,” one local resident told Jam Press, while another added in amazement that Hughes “didn’t let go of his bag.”
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“Why did she choose to look for her cart instead of seeing what was going on and freeing herself?” Another local resident said Ms Hughes never let go. He added that he received a “perfect score” for the points that he did not have.
Yet another praised Anne for not losing her cool during the incident, writing: “Fair play to her! I hope she’s okay. And she understands the funny side of this incident. I’m guessing that they do.”
When she spoke to reporters, Ms Hughes had bruises on her face and a black eye, but she had been suffering from falls for the past six months or so, and doctors at the hospital believe that another It was revealed that the injury was caused by an incident. It’s due to low blood pressure,” adding that during the incident, “my blood pressure was rising at the time!”
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One co-worker described Ms Hughes as a “lovely woman” and expressed relief that she was “not hurt in any way”.
“I know the customer has seen the video and I’m really glad she’s okay,” a colleague told the Telegraph.
