Woman calls cops 'over spy cam in AirBnB that filmed her undressing'
Two women call the cops after ‘finding spy camera in AirBnB that had filmed them undressing by the mirror’
- Katelyn Boss, 22, called the police after finding a ‘camera’ in her Airbnb bedroom
- The TikTok user found the device in a light fitting in the room in Miami, Florida
A TikToker has shared the moment she discovered a suspected hidden camera in her Airbnb.
In footage posted on the social media site, Katelyn Boss, 22, uncovers the suspected camera concealed in a light fitting in a rental property in Miami, Florida.
In the video, which now has 12.5 million views, the social media manager films while her friend, Rachel Horman, 22, calls 911.
The two friends from Utah noticed something suspicious about the about the bedroom light fittings before taking a closer look.
The influencer claimed one of the lights was pointed towards the bedroom mirror, in front of which the pair had both changed their clothes.
Katelyn Boss, 22, (pictured) posted a video on TikTok after discovering what appeared to be a hidden camera in her Airbnb
This is the so-called spy camera featuered in the TikTok video
Katelyn Boss (left) and her friend Rachel Horman (right) received a full refund and a free seven day stay in another Airbnb property
The girls then called emergency services before police officers came to the flat and unscrewed the light fitting to find the suspect device inside.
Speaking to the 911 operator, waitress Ms Horman said: ‘Hi we think our Airbnb has hidden cameras and I feel like I’m being watched’
‘I just do not feel safe in my Airbnb,’ the 22-year-old tells the 911 operator over her mobile phone.
The two girls are later shown bringing police officers up from the apartment block lobby who then take apart the ceiling fitting to work out what is inside.
But in a follow up to the initial video, Ms Boss revealed the police remained unsure whether the suspect device was in fact a camera at all.
The TikToker said the police officers who came to the flat even had conflicting opinions about what the unusual device actually was after looking at it themselves.
She noted the police failed to find any other cameras in the property aside from the suspected device inside the light fitting.
The TikToker (pictured) called the police after finding what she suspected to be a hidden camera in a light fitting
The TikToker claimed the hidden camera was pointed towards the mirror to get a full view of the bedroom in their Airbnb
Rachel Horman (pictured) and Katelyn Boss were visiting Miami, Florida from their home in Utah when they discovered suspected hidden camera
TikTok commenters were quick to slam the girls for calling the emergency services as user IOR said: ‘That’s a literal light socket and wires are you serious’.
Another TikTok user, called billybob, said: ‘This is a socket where the bulb has been broken but the bulb plug has been left in the socket.’
TikTokers also argued that even if there was a camera in the light fitting, the girls should have called a non-emergency number instead of 911.
Ms Boss later revealed that Airbnb gave the two friends a full refund and paid for a week’s stay in an entirely new property.
The social media influencer later said Airbnb had decided to ‘close the case’ and that she was still unsure whether any cameras were found.
An Airbnb spokesperson told MailOnline: ‘We ban hidden cameras and have been supporting the guest as we investigate this allegation.’
The TikToker later posted a video complaining about the first Airbnb property in which she says it ‘was just nothing like the pictures.’
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