Stuck in the washroom…someone help? #Dallasproblems #OmniHotel #Validexcuse pic.twitter.com/1g7nlNy73C
— Joel Ward (@JRandalWard42) October 5, 2013
That’s the tweet that was Washington Capitals forward Joel Ward’s cry for help as he was locked in a bathroom at a Dallas hotel. Like any smart millennial would, Ward took to Twitter to broadcast his dilemma and find a way out.
As told by Ward to the Washington Post:
I tried to come out and I flipped the switch a little bit, but it wasn’t really coming undone…I’m in panic mode because I realized the door wasn’t going to open on me. I texted Karl [Alzner] to see if he was still around. Basically we had the whole Dallas SWAT team come in and still couldn’t open the door.
And as expected, the event came as a major delight to fellow Caps teammates.
@JRandalWard42 hahaha c’mon maaan !!!!hahahahahah
— Alex Ovechkin (@ovi8) October 5, 2013
John Carlson even documented the rescue.
#operationsavewardo pic.twitter.com/yqZMyc1aBL
— John Carlson (@JohnCarlson74) October 5, 2013
And the glorious moment of relief.
We got him!!!! pic.twitter.com/xaoGAQybMF
— John Carlson (@JohnCarlson74) October 5, 2013
So, what did we learn here? Before you grumps out there want to completely bash technology, know that Twitter is saving lives all over the place.
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