A Wisconsin woman met real-life heroes when a brave all-woman team at a restaurant protected her from a strange, half-naked man who was following her.
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Carly Major was taking a tranquil evening walk around Monona’s famous Lake Loop with her senior dog on Saturday when she noticed that a man was following her steps.
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She processed the situation quickly and took a detour from her usual route to stay safe and not lead the stranger back to her home, WMTV reported
Major knew that there was a Buck & Honey’s nearby, so she decided to head toward that area.
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She said that the situation escalated when the man took off his shirt and ran across four lanes of heavy traffic to cut off her route.
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The woman said she got scared and ran inside the Buck & Honey’s restaurant to get help.
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‘I need help.
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I am being followed,’ Major told the staff as she entered the busy eatery.
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The outlet reported that Major was immediately helped by the all-woman crew at the restaurant.
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Carly Major was out on an evening when when she noticed that a strange man was following her.
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She acted on it swiftly and took a detour from her usual route
She landed at a nearby Buck and Honey's and asked for help.
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The all-woman staff who was working the shift quickly jumped into action to keep her safe
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I was immediately taken to a place of safety where I could not be seen outside and just received so much support from the staff here,’ Major told WMTV.
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She described how the crew jumped into action without asking any questions.
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The man, unaware of what was waiting for him inside the restaurant, walked through the front doors and started enquiring about Major and her dog.
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The staff formed a protective barrier to keep him away from Major and blocked his viewpoint.
Major told the outlet that the staff performed duties outside of their typical job description and directed him out of the area.
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The ladies then called the police.
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Buck & Honey’s General Manager Katie Leiter told the outlet that she was very proud of how her staff acted on a protective instinct.
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‘It was like everybody was going to their battle stations.
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Everybody was doing their part to make sure that this guy was not going to hurt anyone,’ Leiter said.
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She added that one of the servers even went down to the park to warn another woman about the man.
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What's more, the staff made sure Major was not overwhelmed, the outlet reported.
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They even offered her a meal, as well as water for her and her dog and even gave her a ride home.
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‘I love my staff and seeing them behave instinctively this way was just, it’s heartwarming,’ Leiter said.
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The staff created a shield to keep Major away from the man's viewpoint.
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They escorted the man outside of the restaurant and then called the police
The staff offered water and food to Major and even gave a ride home.
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The Monona police responded to the 911 call and took the man away from the area
The Monona Police Department told the outlet that officers were dispatched to the restaurant at 6.13pm and found the man in a nearby area.
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Police said that the man showed signs of mental illness.
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He was questioned by the officers and then given a ride away from the Lake Loop area.
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Looking back at the incident, Major told the outlet that she will forever cherish the staff’s selfless gesture.
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‘I have strangers that don’t know me that care about me.
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During some of the hardest times, knowing that people really do have each other’s backs and care about strangers that they owe nothing to means everything,’ she said.
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The Daily Mail reached out to the Monona Police Department for comment.
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