ABC News in Australia reports that two young girls lost in an Adelaide storm water drain posted their predicament on Facebook, rather than calling the emergency services number.
“The Metropolitan Fire Service (MFS) in Adelaide says it is worrying that two girls lost in a storm water drain raised the alert on a social networking site rather than ringing triple-0 [the Australian national helpline number]… If they were able to access Facebook from their mobile phones, they could have called triple-0.”
The two girls, aged 10 and 12, were rescued after a friend noticed their status update and notified authorities.
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How would you raise the alarm if you were in a similar situation in South Africa? Via Twitter, on Facebook, or by calling the police on 10111?
