TORONTO, ON—A worried community breathed a sigh of relief today after a local woman who'd been missing for a week was found trapped inside her own blanket scarf.

Melissa O'Neill, 27, was reported missing to Toronto police last week after failing to turn up for her shift at a vegan restaurant. Family and friends were beside themselves with panic for close to 48 hours before spotting through her window what looked like a rustling pile of fabrics.

Blanket scarves, a trend popularized by stars like sentient Ugg boot Taylor Swift, have been an ideal autumnal accessory for millennials looking to swaddle themselves in formless bolts of cloth. This ostentatious look can bring with it some heavy consequences.

"We've had 16 blanket scarf-related incidents over the past few years, including a situation where a woman fell asleep at the wheel of her car when her blanket scarf made her feel too snug," revealed Constable Charles Brandon, head of the police department. "These things can be a hazard, if you're unaccustomed to a snuggly lifestyle."

This morning, O'Neill broke her silence on her disappearance: "Mid-swaddle, everything went kind of black and then I wasn't sure where I was anymore. I couldn't find a way out, so I just stayed where I was, inside my scarf," she explained.

When asked what she thinks caused the accident, O'Neill confessed that the problems arose out of her decision to use an actual blanket. "Turns out blankets are a lot different than blanket scarves. They're way more... foldy."

This isn't the first time O'Neill has experienced something like this, either.

"We should have warned her about the dangers of amorphous fabrics after we saw how confused she was by caftans," confided O'Neill's aunt Pam. "A gust of wind blew a corner of fabric over her face and she thought she'd gone blind. It definitely should have been a red flag. Oh god, imagine her with a flag. Disastrous."

"I'll probably lay off the blanket scarves for the rest of the season," O'Neill says. "A slouchy sweater is definitely safer for a person like me. At least with arm holes I stand a chance."

O'Neill says she'll be warning her friends and loved ones about the dangers of blanket scarves this season.

"They say fashion kills, but like, it really can," O'Neill concludes. "I am a fashion victim."