Woman trapped in D.C. bathroom claws her way out in 'Shawshank' ordeal
Karen Perrin, wife of former Redskins running back Lonnie, was working late Friday night when she stopped by the bathroom. The door locked, trapping her inside. No one was there to help her — and she had to force her way out.
Comments (4)By Lee Moran / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Thursday, December 12, 2013, 10:22 AM
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Karen Perrin of Clinton, Md., says she felt like Tim Robbins character tunneling out of prison in the 1994 hit film 'Shawshank Redemption.'
Just like the Shawshank Redemption ... but in a Washington, D.C., restroom.
A woman was forced to claw her way out through a wall after spending eight hours locked in her work building's bathroom.
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Karen Perrin, wife of former Redskins running back Lonnie, was working late Friday night when she stopped by the bathroom before heading home.
Leaving her cellphone at her desk, she used the ladies room — but after washing her hands found the entrance had been locked shut during her stay.
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Jiggling, kicking and pushing the latch failed to make it budge.
Growing more nervous by the second, she told ABC News: "That's when it hit me. I'm locked in here."
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Feeling "hopeless," and "desperate to escape," Perrin said she "felt like I was going to die in there because of the anxiety I was feeling."
Unable to call for help, she first shoved 200 paper towels under the door in a bid to get the attention of surveillance camera guards.
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When that failed, she climbed on a chair and tried to sneak out through a hatch in the ceiling. But she was unable to pull herself up and escape.
She did, however, find a 3-foot-long pole, reports MyFoxDC.
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A woman was forced to claw her way out through a wall after spending eight hours locked in her work building's bathroom.
RELATED: WOMAN LIGHT'S EX'S DOOR ON FIRE WHILE HE'S INSIDE HOME
Courtesy India Perrin and Fox 5 News/myfoxdc.com
The dedicated worker who had stayed late clawed a hole through the wall.
Leaving her cellphone at her desk, she used the ladies room — but after washing her hands found the entrance had been locked shut during her stay.
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Fox 5 News/myfoxdc.com
She says she isn't going to sue over her ordeal but she wants security to ensure that it doesn't happen again.
Growing more nervous by the second, she told ABC News: "That's when it hit me. I'm locked in here."
Courtesy India Perrin and Fox 5 News/myfoxdc.com
In order to reach the door handle on the other side, Karen Perrin clawed through the wall.
Unable to call for help, she first shoved 200 paper towels under the door in a bid to get the attention of surveillance camera guards.
RELATED: WOMAN FALLS, GETS TRAPPED IN GAP BETWEEN BUILDINGS
Fox 5 News/myfoxdc.com
Lonnie Perrin, former Washington Redskins running back, had organized a search party to find his wife after she had been missing for hours.
She did, however, find a 3-foot-long pole, reports MyFoxDC.
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