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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."

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  1. Shame on you Facebook! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The girls were eligible for a Darwin Award and you took it away from them!

    1. Re:Shame on you Facebook! by IcyNeko · · Score: 5, Funny

      Do you want to be a fan of "911 Emergency Response"?
      [Yes] [No]

  2. 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:Teenagers? by Anachragnome · · Score: 5, Interesting

      Boy, that brings back memories.

      When I was a kid, living in San Jose, CA., a friend and I discovered a storm drain that dumped into one of the numerous creeks in the area. It was rather large, large enough for a 12 yr old to walk upright in. It also had no grating on it at all. You could quite simply walk right into it. Being the adventurous kids we were, we did so, only to find that it went so far that we had to go back home and get flashlights in order to go any further. After about 3 hours of wandering around, we found a ladder that led to a small platform (no grues) and a door. An unlocked door. It led to a service room in the Eastridge Shopping Mall, bypassing all security measures the mall had in place. We wandered the mall (it was late at night) for a short time until we realized that there was a patrolling security guard on the premises.

      This was the start of a long and interesting hobby of exploring any dark, and supposedly off-limits, entrances to the underworld. (Feel free to twist that statement to whatever your sick mind wishes...)

  3. Actually... by machinelou · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Actually, my wife was stuck in an elevator once and while her cellphone couldn't maintain a signal well enough to call out, she could text and email.

  4. Cry for help on Twitter by Tetsujin · · Score: 5, Funny

    Everyone knows that if you need to call for rescue, you use twitter.

    "HELP ME! I am stuck and in real trouble and hurt real bad! I think my leg is broken, and I am losing a lot of blood. You can find me at"

    --
    Bow-ties are cool.
  5. 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.

  6. Stupidity isn't limited to the Facebook Generation by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    My stepmother was alone in the house and fell, breaking her tailbone. She managed to painfully drag herself across the room to the phone, which she used not to call 911, but to call a friend of hers from church. When she got that person's machine, she left a message asking her friend to pray for her. She then lay on the floor moaning until my brother happened to stop by the house and discover her several hours later. I never found out whether or not her friend got the message and prayed for her.

    --Posted anonymously because the stupid burns.

  7. Australia's 911 number by 1u3hr · · Score: 5, Funny
    000 (Australia's 911 number)

    WTF? 000 is Australia's EMERGENCY number. Would you also say "they drive on the left side of the road (Australia's right)"? In China thay use chopsticks (Chinese knives and forks)?".

    There is a point at which explaining by Yankie analogies just makes it more confusing. Try to realise that everyone in the world does not speak English, play baseball, use Fahrenheit.... I'm sure most of the readers here actually can cope with that, and you won't bamboozle the ones who AREN'T American either.

  8. Insightful? by heritage727 · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

    I like to be modded up as much as the next person, but Insightful? Jeez, I was trying for Funny.