Woman who became online sensation after being lifted into the air by shop shutters dies

A video of Anne Hughes being hoisted up by a shop shutter in Wales was viewed more than 100 million times (Photos: Wales News Service)

A grandmother in Wales who became an internet hit after being hoisted 10ft into the air by a shop’s shutters has died.

Anne Hughes’ coat had got entangled in the electronic shutters as they were being opened and she was left dangling upside down.

A CCTV video of the incident, which thankfully left her unscathed, was viewed more than 100 million times.