A student was stuck in a falling elevator Feb.14 in Oklahoma United Methodist Hall.
The student was riding the elevator to the fourth floor when it started falling in increments. She called campus police, and, when they arrived, she already was outside the elevator in a panic. She was uninjured and did not require medical attention.
“She was completely upset,” Police Chief Jennifer Rodgers said. “She was hysterical. I’m sure it would freak anybody out.”
According to the official police report, the student “did not give a name over the phone when asked due to screaming and crying.”
Rodgers said OCU Police Lt. Michael Kavenius tested the elevator afterward and experienced the same issue. “That’s when they said no one was getting on that elevator,” Rodgers said.
Carly Youngberg, English sophomore, was in the Methodist lobby when she saw the student talking to housing officials.
“A young woman, who seemed pretty upset, was talking to housing officials, and it appeared to be like she had been in the elevator, and it had dropped suddenly,” Youngberg said. “After a few minutes, the police arrived and were looking at the elevator along with a few facilities men, and then they put an ‘out of order’ sign on it.”
Youngberg said this happened at the elevator closest the door by the Caf around 9 a.m.
“It was pretty scary,” she said. “I was worried about the girl, but it seemed she was okay. She was going to class. That would be a scary situation to be in.”
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