Influencer nearly 'decapitated' in freak wardrobe accident as she issues urgent warning for other women
Eli Moulton, a dress hire business owner in South Australia, was left 'in a choke-hold' after her sheer black scarf got caught beneath a moving car.
The mother-of-two told her Instagram followers on Sunday she was on her way home after an event when the accessory got tangled beneath her car and was torn off.
She rushed to hospital following the incident and required medical treatment for a severe friction burn around her neck.
Despite the shocking state of the wound, Eli said she was still in 'high spirits' following the terrifying accident, but offered a dire warning to her followers.
'A reminder for the ladies: REMOVE your neck scarves before entering or operating any heavy machinery!' she captioned a video of the aftermath.
'Nearly decapitated myself getting the scarf tangled underneath the car on the way home.'
In the clip Eli shared, she first showed the strapless black dress she wore while attending the opening of Glenelg BMW in Adelaide.
'The dress that had me in a choke-hold,' she wrote over the video, which saw her smiling as she posed with a friend next to a BMW.
The montage then cut to pictures and video of a thick burn going around her neck where the scarf had been yanked off and rubbed her skin raw.
Just hours later, Eli took to her Stories to share another video of the wound, which had since opened and become painful looking.
Layers of skin appeared to be missing around the affected area.
'Not even the Paris filter can help me,' Eli joked in the caption, alongside a skull emoji.
'We are off to get this medically dressed—don't worry folks. My spirits are still high. Thriving and surviving.'
She rushed to hospital following the incident and had to have a vicious friction burn around her neck 'medically dressed'
Stunned fans flocked to her comments.
'Omg! That looks so painful!' one person wrote.
'Eli! That is frightening. Looks sore too. Hope you are ok x,' said another.
'Fashion is a dangerous business. You poor love,' fellow South Australian fashionista Rebecca Morse added.
Eli is a mother to three-year-old Teddy and newborn Rocky Bloom, who she shares with former Botanic chef Justin James.
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