Here’s the moment an amazing pub manager turns around and kills herself when a massive tree crashes through her roof, just inches from where she was smoking in Storm Arwen.
CCTV footage captures Cheryl Pound (55), taking a cigarette break at The Star, Market Street in Bridgend at 1.32am today as Storm Arwen swirls around.
Before she cleaned up after the closing of the pub, she was smoking under shelter.
The video shows her smoking a cigarette while the wind blows tables and chairs.
When she steps forward to return inside, she ducks as the tree falls quickly to the ground.
While she claimed that she was not spiritual, she believed the cigarette helped her save her life and got her to the right place at just the right moment.
According to Wales Online, the 55-year old said that after closing down the pub, he went outside for a smoke before cleaning up. Next thing, I was attacked by a tree.
Ms Pound said: ‘That cigarette saved my life.
“I am not superstitious.” However, there has to be something higher. “I think that if it wasn’t for the shelter, I’d be definitely dead.”
Footage of Cheryl Pound (pictured above) taking a break from smoking at The Star, Market Street, Bridgend at 1.32am.
Manager of pub said that she’d been serving in pub all night along with other employees and was not concerned.
According to her, she was going for a cigarette when she heard something that she believed was someone leaping the wall.
She decided to take a step back and the tree fell. Astonished, she crawled under the tree into the pub.
A tree in her garden suddenly falls as she is moving forward. She misses it by inches, but she ducks.
When she revealed what had happened, her colleagues were stunned and shocked.
Ms. Pound, who has been working at the pub for 10+ years, said that the staff are great and they were relieved she wasn’t hurt by the tree.
Storm Arwen has battered huge parts of the UK, with gusts of wind up to 100mph.
Train cancellations have been caused across the nation, leaving frustrated commuters stuck.
The tragedy also resulted in the deaths of three other people. One was a headteacher killed when he fell from a tree on his way through Antrim.
However, the UK is now free from the most powerful winds. Storm Arwen could disrupt the country for at least a few days.
Ms. Pound stated that she’s not a spiritual person, but believes the cigarette saved and placed her at the right spot in her life.