Hold the phone: Woman trapped in church tweets for rescue

A British woman locked inside a church who says she lightheartedly tweeted about her plight for the entertainment of her local followers found her story went viral this week.

Sarah Greep, a resident of Plymouth and a jam maker, tweeted on Sunday morning that she was trapped inside the local Minister Church of St. Andrew.

Her followers responded with concern and one of them even made a tentative offer to call for help, although Greep clearly had her phone available for tweeting.

Greep asked on Twitter when the next service was scheduled and documented her small adventure in real-time, even posting a video of herself inside the empty church.

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She wrote the church was a relaxing a place to be trapped and she wasn't in a hurry. But at 8:30 a.m., she posted the next service wasn't until 6:30 p.m., and she had no access to a bathroom.

In addition to her bathroom troubles Greep wrote her phone battery was dying. She said she was searching for the numbers of church volunteers and key-holders who could let her out. Police noticed her online call for help and found a warden who let Greep out, according to the Independent.

In response to those asking why she didn't simply call police in the first place, the churchgoer said she didn't see the need.

Greep wrote she was surprised how far and how quickly the social media rescue story spread.