Girl Stuck In Elevator Who Tweeted For Help Gets Reply — Seven Months Later

Amanda Carpenter got stuck in an Amtrak elevator at Washington International Airport last February, and the response was not what she was expecting.

In an attempt to get out, she tweeted her followers to let them know her situation.

https://twitter.com/amandacarpenter/status/698871105105346562

After a while, she tweeted a photo of the elevator’s expired safety certificate.

https://twitter.com/amandacarpenter/status/698885546207277057

Then, the elevator tweets stopped. Uh oh.

Amtrak eventually tweeted back to Carpenter asking if she was still trapped inside the elevator — seven months later.

Carpenter quickly replied:

https://twitter.com/amandacarpenter/status/773533442336260100

The only reason Amtrak got back to Carpenter was because someone retweeted the 7-month-old tweet.

But the Internet quickly picked up on Amtrak’s blunder and responded hilariously.

https://twitter.com/RachaelHoops/status/773591615273328640

https://twitter.com/beccabaybeh/status/773953999754190848

https://twitter.com/chrismckee/status/773946634468204544

So if you’re ever stuck in an elevator, maybe call 911 instead of waiting for the guy running a social media account somewhere to help…