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British woman dies after becoming trapped in ottoman-style storage bed (globalnews.ca)

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[–] Donjuanme 3 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Is this a locking fridge situation, or a too much weight situation?

If the prior we need to have a talk, if the latter it's a tragedy but only preventable by the practice of the user

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

Try reading the first paragraph of the article, it may have the answers you seek traveler.

[–] Hawke 6 points 1 month ago

Neither really. The mechanism intended to hold the storage compartment open failed, and the bed was too heavy for the woman to lift off herself in the limited time before she lost consciousness and then asphyxiated.

[–] CaptPretentious 6 points 1 month ago

Weight. One of the pneumatic pistons was bad. And given the position she was probably in she didn't have the leverage to prop it open.

[–] Nefara 3 points 1 month ago

It sounds like she was accessing the storage and it closed on her neck