Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Trapped Girls Call For Help On Facebook

Posted by samzenpus on from the take-my-are-you-in-danger-quiz dept.

definate writes "Two teenage girls (aged 10 and 12) found themselves trapped/lost in a stormwater drain in Adelaide, South Australia. The interesting point of this article that makes it Slashdot worthy, is that although the teenage girls had mobile phones, instead of calling for help using 000 (Australia's 911 number), they decided to notify people through Facebook. My guess is it was something along the lines of 'Jane Doe is like totally trapped in a stormwater drain, really need help, OMG!'. Luckily a young friend of the girls was online at the time and was able to call the proper authorities."

3 of 380 comments (clear)

  1. Teenagers? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "Two teenage girls (aged 10 and 12)..."

    Teenagers just keep getting younger and younger these days.

    1. Re:Teenagers? by heritage727 · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Well, you have to be 13 to have a Facebook account. They have Facebook accounts. So they must be 13, and hence teenagers, even if they're only 10 and 12. Seems perfectly clear to me.

  2. Re:Silly Silly Questions... by Chris+Mattern · · Score: 5, Insightful

    To me, teenager always meant 10 and up.

    "Or, as we say around here, zeroteen!"

    To me, teenager always meant 13 to 19, because, y'know, those are the numbers that actually have *teen* in them.