‘Dumbest way to die’: US comedian recounts moment her 600lb fridge fell on her

Key points

• 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.