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Adelaide Influencer Treated for Neck Burn After Scarf Caught Under Car

Her Instagram warning about loose scarves near vehicles drew wide attention.

Overview

  • Eli Moulton said a long neck scarf became tangled under her car as she drove home from the Glenelg BMW opening in Adelaide.
  • She posted images of a pronounced friction burn around her neck and said she was going to hospital to have the injury medically dressed.
  • In her caption she urged followers to remove neck scarves before entering or operating vehicles or other heavy machinery, saying she "nearly decapitated" herself when it tangled.
  • Multiple outlets reproduced her posts with content warnings, and at least one publication said it had contacted her for further comment.
  • Coverage cited past fatal scarf-entanglement incidents to underscore the risk, including a 2010 NSW go‑karting death and the 1927 death of dancer Isadora Duncan.