Woman Spends Harrowing 45 Minutes Locked Inside Department Store, Live-Tweets The Experience

#FreeEmily

When you try to leave a store only to discover that you’ve been locked inside and no one is around to help, many thoughts may cross your mind. “I’ve got to tweet this” probably won’t be one of them, but you’re not the Canadian writer who spent a harrowing 45 minutes or so locked inside a Hudson’s Bay store in Toronto.

The nightmare began shortly before 8 P.M., when employees thoughtlessly locked the doors without letting Emily Keeler out.

I am trapped at @HudsonsBay_Co at Yonge and Bloor and everything is closed, no one is here. Do I head to bedding for the night or?—

Emily M. Keeler (@emilymkeeler) February 27, 2014

Her dispatches came complete with photographic proof:

But seriously how do I get out of here? http://t.co/i3xOAnNkop—

Emily M. Keeler (@emilymkeeler) February 27, 2014

A dude shouted thru the glass to say I should try the mythical fifth floor back doors first.—

Emily M. Keeler (@emilymkeeler) February 27, 2014

Nope! http://t.co/Bi25ziDKJY—

Emily M. Keeler (@emilymkeeler) February 27, 2014

Okay, thank you everyone for reminding me of Today's Special an Mannequin. I am smiling through the fear and isolation.—

Emily M. Keeler (@emilymkeeler) February 27, 2014

So I am going stand near the adjacent office again. Their security said they needed HBC's own security to get in here.—

Emily M. Keeler (@emilymkeeler) February 27, 2014

If they can't get a hold of HBC security in 10 or so, I guess I'll have to call the cops on myself?—

Emily M. Keeler (@emilymkeeler) February 27, 2014

Thank you for being worried if you are, but I'm totally fine for now. The office security dude said he'll figure this out.—

Emily M. Keeler (@emilymkeeler) February 27, 2014

Being alone in an empty store is creepy when the radio won’t stop.

The in store radio is still playing. Including Bay Ads.—

Emily M. Keeler (@emilymkeeler) February 27, 2014

Non emerge police dispatcher was all "what do you mean, you're trapped in a department store?"—

Emily M. Keeler (@emilymkeeler) February 27, 2014

CTV confirmed that the police did receive a non-emergency call around 8:30 from someone stuck in a department store.

Finally, at 8:32 PM, sweet freedom.

I'm free!!—

Emily M. Keeler (@emilymkeeler) February 27, 2014

These nice managers freed me! http://t.co/5WR1mmgOAf—

Emily M. Keeler (@emilymkeeler) February 27, 2014

Ms. Keeler has refused interviews, saying, “I think I’ve already embarrassed myself enough.” That’s okay: the tweets tell the story.

Toronto woman trapped in The Bay live-tweets ‘terrifying’ ordeal [CTV]

Laura spent a harrowing five minutes locked inside a Sears last week, but failed to tweet about it. You should follow her anyway.

by Laura Northrup via Consumerist