A Fort Meyers, Florida college student filmed the dramatic moment she awoke on an abandoned train while fleeing Hurricane Irma.
Claire Connelly, 18, who hails from Highlands, New Jersey, fell asleep on the train after scurrying to avoid the wrath of Irma and awoke in Raritan, NJ in an abandoned train car, NJ.com reported.
And like any good millennial, she documented her harrowing experience on video and shared it on social media.
only i would wake up on an empty NJTransit train parked and shut down in a trainyard 2 hours from my home. that was an interesting 911 call pic.twitter.com/cdSkCTtQry
— claire bridget (@claaiirreeyyy) September 6, 2017
She paid near $1,000 for a flight home, had a six-hour layover in Detroit and landed in Newark, she told NJ.com.
Then she boarded a train for what was supposed to be an hour-long trek to her hometown where her parents were going to get her.
“I fell asleep reading biology note cards,” she said. “I was just exhausted from all the chaos.”
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That’s why the train took her all the way to Raritan which is around 2 hours from her home.
“I literally just fell asleep on my train,” she said.
“I’m on a train. There is no one on. I was screaming at the top of my lungs for help. No one answered, the train was completely empty and shut down for the night,” Connelly said.
literally i was screaming at the top of my lungs for help lmfao no one answered, the train was completely empty and shut down for the night
— claire bridget (@claaiirreeyyy) September 7, 2017
And with only five percent battery on her phone she was fortunate to be able to call the police and have them get her off the train. But, after they got there, she didn’t get the response she expected.
the cop said it was my fault because i should be responsible
— claire bridget (@claaiirreeyyy) September 7, 2017
But, she said, she was on the incorrect train and the man who checked tickets did not check hers.
Connelly said she is so frightened by the incident that she probably will not ride the train again.
honestly i probably wont take the train again i’m pretty horrified
— claire bridget (@claaiirreeyyy) September 7, 2017
i was on the wrong train in general i found out after i got saved..the guy who checks tickets didnt even notice mine said Middletown NJ
— claire bridget (@claaiirreeyyy) September 7, 2017
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