NC Snow meme: Attack on Glenwood Ave
It's the question many have wondered about this photo. Who is the mystery woman walking away from the car fire? And who is she talking to?
Posted — UpdatedWho is the mystery woman walking away from the car fire? And who is she talking to?
Michelle Everest is the mystery woman. She lives in north Raleigh.
Everest was stuck on Glenwood Avenue Wednesday for over four hours, on her way home from Durham Technical Community College. She was talking to a friend when she saw a car up the hill catch fire.
Everest was walking toward it to help when she heard sirens behind her.
She turned around.
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“So that's what I was doing,” she said. “I was walking back to the car and telling her I'm getting back to the car, make sure I'm not blocking anything.”
Another driver captured that moment. And it didn't take long before Everest was everywhere, including CNN, Reddit, Slate and Gawker.
She didn't know the picture went viral until Thursday morning.
“My friend called me out on Facebook and was joking around about it,” she said.
And yes, Webb says, the rest of the original photo is real, too.
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