Girl dies ugly loss of life attempting to save lots of her AirPods after they’d fallen

A 21-year-old girl named Alyssa Drinkard died whereas trapped below a conveyor belt. Drinkard, who labored at golf cart producer Membership Automotive, was working the evening shift on the Georgia facility when she dropped her AirPods earbuds whereas on a conveyor belt. Whereas making an attempt to get her AirPods, Drinkard was caught on the chain operating beneath the conveyor belt and was rapidly “sucked” away from her co-workers comparable to Fae’Zsha Smith who was unable to assist her.

Drinkard, not responsive, did have a pulse, and emergency personnel began to carry out life-saving measures earlier than she was positioned in an ambulance and transported to the hospital the place she handed away the following morning. Her buddy and co-worker Fae’Zsha Smith had instructed her to neglect chasing after the AirPods that fell contained in the conveyor belt. Earlier than reaching for them, Drinkard instructed Smith, “‘It is OK, I will simply get new ones.” However she couldn’t resist attempting to get them out of the equipment.

Alyssa Drinkard, who died whereas attempting to retrieve her AirPods

Smith turned away and when she appeared again, her buddy was caught within the belt. Whereas the incident occurred final Friday, and continues to be contemporary in her thoughts, Smith continues to be  traumatized by the picture she retains seeing of her buddy caught below the belt. Surveillance footage obtained by the authorities exhibits Drinkard attempting to crawl beneath the conveyor belt with a view to save her AirPods solely to get snagged by the belt.

Membership Automotive staff toiling on the road that produces batteries for the corporate’s carts are warned to not put on jewellery and headphones, and to concentrate on their environment in accordance with one worker. In a press release, Membership Automotive stated, “First responders have been instantly notified, and we thank them for his or her fast response to offer medical care and transportation to the hospital the place the employee sadly later handed away.” 

The corporate added, “Our honest condolences and ideas are with the household, buddies and all impacted by this loss. We’re working with authorities and the contractor in an investigation to find out the details about what led to the incident.”

If you happen to ever face the same state of affairs, do the secure factor and simply purchase a brand new pair of AirPods. It’s not value your life to attempt to play the hero and retrieve them.