Woman trapped in Subway fridge uses ketchup to write help messages

One woman won't be eating Subway anytime soon after reportedly being trapped in a fridge for eight hours. One woman won't be eating Subway anytime soon after reportedly being trapped in a fridge for eight hours. Photo: Seth Wenig, Associated Press Photo: Seth Wenig, Associated Press Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Woman trapped in Subway fridge uses ketchup to write help messages 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

An English Subway employee won't be eating fresh anytime soon after a traumatizing experience of being trapped inside a store fridge for eight hours.

Karlee Daubeney, 20, reports that she was locked in a Subway walk-in refrigerator after the door closed behind her while she was putting away some milk. She was alone, wrapping up a night shift, so no one was there help.

In a move of desperation, Daubeney wrote 'help me' in "ketchup or mayonnaise" on a piece of cardboard to hold up to the CCTV. Alas, there was no one there to see her condiment cry for help and it wasn't until 7:30 the next morning that she was rescued by the morning shift employees.

Daubeney says the fridge was below freezing, and she was dressed only in her Subway shirt and leggings.

"My muscles became so cold I found it really hard to walk for a few days, I had migraines and dry skin around my nose," Daubeney told the Independent. "When I went to hospital the next day I was told I was close to having hypothermia and I made myself as warm as I could when I got home."

Daubeney alleges long-term damage from the incident, including panic attacks.

The incident occurred in 2014 and the franchise responsible for the Gloucester Subway is due before magistrates on Monday to respond to charges of health and safety offenses. They pled not guilty to the charges at a hearing on Oct. 26.