Helpless gran left dangling from store shutters says ‘it might solely occur to me’

A poor gran who’s gone viral after being filmed dangling from a storefront admits it might “only happen to me”.

Shopworker Anne Hughes, 71, was hoisted 7ft into the air by the electrical shutters as she waited exterior her village retailer for it to open. Footage that is gone viral exhibits the gran being lifted off the bottom whereas nonetheless holding her purchasing trolley.

She is left hanging the wrong way up till a shopkeeper rushes to assist her exterior the Best One retailer in Tonteg, close to Pontypridd, South Wales. The employee cradles her in his arms and introduced her again to the bottom whereas one other employee slowly lowers the shutter.

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Speaking at her residence close to the store, Anne was capable of see the humorous facet. She mentioned: “I was just standing there when my coat got caught and up I went. I thought flipping heck!

“People say it might occur to anybody, no, it might solely occur to me! It’s simply fortunate I’ve received a great sense of humour.”

Luckily, the pensioner wasn’t injured by the incident. Reports claimed she had a bruised face and black eye when speaking to local media – but she said it was from another accident and not her shutter shocker.

She mentioned: “I’ve been having falls for the previous six months or so and the docs on the hospital suppose it is from low blood stress – it was going up then! I used to be fortunate my coat did not break as a result of I did not wish to land on my face once more.”

The store shared a video of the humorous incident on-line, saying: “Don’t hang about like Ann, come down to Best One to get the best deals!!! The only thing going up in this shop is our staff, not the prices!!”

Anne has been a cleaner on the standard village retailer for over 5 years. Her workmates mentioned she discovered it humorous when she noticed the CCTV footage of her shock with the shutter.

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One of them mentioned right this moment: “She is a lovely lady and it was quite a surprise for her. But luckily she wasn’t hurt in any way. We know customers have been looking at the video — and we are just glad she is well.”

Social media customers additionally praised her for staying calm through the “absolutely terrifying” incident. One individual mentioned: “Fair play to her! I hope she’s ok, and I’m guessing by the share that she sees the funny side of it,” whereas one other added: “Omg poor Ann!! Bless her heart. I’m glad she’s okay xx”.