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‘Dumbest way to die’: US comedian survives after 600lb fridge fell on her

US comedian Laura Clery narrowly escaped death when a 600lb fridge fell on her at home while she was with her two young children. The incident occurred when her seven-year-old son was climbing on the wall-mounted appliance, causing it to shift.

Guardian staffThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2026-05-22 · 16:29 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 2 min
‘Dumbest way to die’: US comedian survives after 600lb fridge fell on her
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US comedian Laura Clery narrowly escaped death when a 600lb fridge fell on her at home while she was with her two young children. The incident occurred when her seven-year-old son was climbing on the wall-mounted appliance, causing it to shift. Clery attempted to push it back into place, but the fridge then fell on her, pinning her and making it difficult to breathe. Despite being unable to move, she managed to reach her phone and call 911. Firefighters arrived and were able to lift the heavy appliance off her. Clery was taken to the hospital and is now recovering at home.

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Clery was taken to the hospital after the incident.

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Multiple firefighters were required to lift the fridge off her.

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She called 911 for help after reaching her phone.

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Clery was pinned under the fridge and struggled to breathe.

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US comedian Laura Clery survived an incident where a 600lb fridge fell on her.

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US comedian Laura Clery has described how she almost died when her 600lb fridge fell on her while she was at home with her two young children and found herself pinned under the massive appliance and struggling to breathe.In an Instagram post on Thursday, Clery said the experience was the “most terrifying night of my life as a single mom”.Clery said in the post – and in a more extensive account posted to Patreon – that she had spotted her young son, Alfie, seven, climbing on the wall-mounted fridge and seen it shift slightly.“I ran over to push it back into place. I thought I’d just nudge it in and move on with my day like a woman who has control over her life. The second I pushed it, it came down on me,” she said.She added: “I couldn’t move. Couldn’t breathe right. Was impossible to get off and I could feel myself losing consciousness.“I’m just there, pinned under a fridge, thinking this is the dumbest way anyone has ever died.”Luckily, Clery was able to reach her phone and call for help. “I genuinely didn’t know if I was getting out of that alive. Thank God my phone was in my pocket and I was able to call 911,” she said, adding that it took multiple firefighters to lift the fridge off her.Clery was immediately taken to hospital.Clery was once married to British record producer Stephen Hilton, with whom she had two children, Alfie and Poppy, five. She is now back home and recovering from the incident.
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