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Woman Glued To Phone Walks Off Vic Pier

icyfroth — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 09:23:29 GMT

Walking and social media is no LOLing matter, Victoria police say.

A tourist is lucky to be alive after she fell into Melbourne's Port Phillip Bay while browsing on Facebook, police say.

The woman was walking along St Kilda pier engrossed in social media, when she walked off the pier into the icy waters of the bay about 11.30pm on Tuesday.

A quick thinking witness raised the alarm and police rushed to the scene.

Police on land were able to point out the position of the distressed woman, floundering in the water, to water police units who rescued her about 20 metres from the pier.

It is believed the woman did not know how to swim. She was taken to hospital for treatment.

There will be no need for a lost property report as the woman kept hold of her mobile phone throughout the entire ordeal.

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Omg god she couldn't swim!

"she walked off the pier into the icy waters of the bay"...icy waters of the bay? Surely they can't be that icy? It is summer after all!

I love that she never let go of her phone

Re: Woman Glued To Phone Walks Off Vic Pier

banoras — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 09:26:38 GMT

Gosh Icy, thats the funniest post Ive seen since Caturday! ICY waters too! HAhaha

That scenario is worthy of a Monty Python skit!

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lionrose.7 — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 09:32:59 GMT

I saw a video once of a lady fell into a fountain talking on a phone.

Must have been intense conversations.

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designerarticles — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 10:03:25 GMT

BAHAHAHAHAHA!

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ca04 — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 10:06:47 GMT

Now we know why they make them waterproof.

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j*oono — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 10:07:49 GMT

She hung on to her phone!! Perhaps she was going to call for help.

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spotweldersfriend — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 11:29:11 GMT

She should have downloaded the 'How To Swim' app.

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lind9650 — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 11:38:06 GMT

LMHO, Icy.

Where do you find them all?

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i-need-a-martini — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 11:40:47 GMT

What an idiot.

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freshwater-2 — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 11:52:28 GMT

However, I can't stop quietly laughing.......... schadenfreude ?

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the_hawk* — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 11:57:51 GMT

"she walked off the pier into the icy waters of the bay"...icy waters of the bay? Surely they can't be that icy? It is summer after all!

The media just make it up as they go, no need for the truth or facts, hmm sounds like or current run of prime ministers

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k0llectable5 — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 12:11:39 GMT

What a dumba$$

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acacia_pycnantha — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 13:22:10 GMT

Poetic justice.

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acacia_pycnantha — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 15:32:35 GMT

I've lost count of all the people I have seen using their mobile phones while driving.

That's a lot more serious than someone walking off a jetty, because they could cause injury to to other people, not only to themselves.

People walking around town bending their necks over and using their thumbs in a way just guaranteed to cause them nasty orthopaedic problems in later life if they persist.

People walking around with their phones in hand bumping into old people and little children and trampling defenceless small animals underfoot .

People making a nuisance of themselves in crowded shops (or even lifts . . . oh, the horror) by talking in a loud voice in some inane conversation which I am forced to witness, but only the half of it.

People walking behind me in the street doing the same thing (now, I just stop and let them pass by and take their noise pollution with them)

Mobile phone use in public places has the ability to degrade the quality of life for others.

Reminds me of that old WW2 poster . . . Is your ~~journey~~ conversation really necessary?

I'd buy one of those mobile phone jammers, but have you seen the fines, if caught for using one of those?

Re: Woman Glued To Phone Walks Off Vic Pier

darksideofthemoon — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 19:09:23 GMT

I can top that acacia... I was in hospital in ICU for the night and at around 5am a man rang someone on his mobile and talked at top for over half an hour thus waking everyone else in the room.

What amazed me is the nurses didn't take the **bleep** thing off him. Had I not been ill I would have stormed over to him and slammed it down his throat.

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debra9275 — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 21:22:32 GMT

lol funny but disturbing story icy

20 metres from the pier, she was very lucky to get out of that one

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lionrose.7 — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 21:22:50 GMT

IN a gold coast Coffee bar there was a sign saying, We will not serve you if you are talking on your phone.

Mobile phones make people rude I have a relative and a friend who come to visit and they are always playing with their phones.

I want to take them off them 🙂

Re: Woman Glued To Phone Walks Off Vic Pier

purple_haize — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 21:46:08 GMT

She was lucky that there were people around, seeing she couldnt swin, she is very lucky she didnt drown.

Maybe, she has learnt a lesson..........not to do social media when walking near water or crossing a road.......she could get run over.....

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lurker17260 — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 21:47:03 GMT

I confess I'm pretty attached to my phone (especially now I have a brand new iPhone 5s as of Monday) but I NEVER use it when I'm in the car or walking about.
I know people who use theirs when out at restaurants etc and then want you to look at the latest riveting F/b post they have just made or some other drivel. That drives me nuts - I refuse to look. I usually say something like nah I'll see it later when it's more convenient. They still don't get it!

Re: Woman Glued To Phone Walks Off Vic Pier

icyfroth — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 00:41:40 GMT

@banoras wrote:
Gosh Icy, thats the funniest post Ive seen since Caturday! ICY waters too! HAhaha

That scenario is worthy of a Monty Python skit!

Hi Nora, sorry I didn't see you there earlier