"I Was Stuck for Hours": SA Woman Recounts Traumatic Experience of Being Lost in America

"I Was Stuck for Hours": SA Woman Recounts Traumatic Experience of Being Lost in America

  • A young South African lady got candid about a time when she got lost in the United States of America
  • She shared how she was stuck on the freeway for three hours because she did not have money to pay for a phone plan
  • The clip went viral on the internet, and many people reacted to the video as they expressed their thoughts in the comments

One South African woman in the US shared a heartbroken story that touched many people online, and the video went viral.

A South African woman shared her traumatic experience of being lost in America.
A South African lady got candid about her traumatic experience of being lost in America. Image: @fortunemabina
Source: TikTok

SA woman recounts being lost in the US

The lady narrated her story in a TikTok clip, which she uploaded on the video platform under the handle @fortunemabina. She expressed she had no idea how to get back home and had been sitting in a car on the freeway for three hours.

@fortunemabina said that she called 911, but they could not get her location. AT&T cut her off her line because she owed them $260 (R4 679,13), which she claims she does not have, so they could not help her.

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She also expressed that the people she thought she could count on were all not available to offer her any help, which left her in tears. While taking to her TikTok caption, @fortunemabina said the following:

"Lol, I got lost for hours and didn't know how to get home. That's why I was crying. I am such a baby, but I got to let a lot out. I will never forgive AT&T."

Watch the video below:

People react to woman's story

The online community took to the comments section to comfort the lady while some shared their thoughts.

Pearl manana said:

"I'm so sorry, love, I once took the wrong metro bus during my first month in Seattle, I cried when I finally got the right bus after an hour."

MissManenje wrote:

"Did you manage to get home safely?"

ThobelaMonde added:

"So sorry, dear. Thanks that you are safe and."

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Vuyo commented:

"Askies nana, I’m glad you made it home safely."

A taxi driver tried to grab a woman on the road

Briefly News previously reported that one woman in Mzansi took to social media to narrate her story of a terrifying encounter she experienced on the roadside.

The stunner, who goes by the TikTok handle @thabi_sile, revealed to her viewers that one taxi driver in Fourways tried to grab her as she left work. The young lady also showcased how the taxi looked in her video.

Source: Briefly News

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Johana Mukandila (Editor) Johana Tshidibi Mukandila has been a Human Interest Reporter at Briefly News since 2023. She holds a national diploma in journalism from the Cape Peninsula University Of Technology (2023). She has worked at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, PAICTA, BONA Magazine and Albella Music Production. She is currently furthering her education in journalism at the CPUT. She has passed a set of trainings from Google News Initiative. Reach her at johana.mukandila@briefly.co.za

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