North Carolina woman says she survived nine days trapped in bathtub after fall
An 82-year-old North Carolina woman described how she stayed alive after a bathroom fall left her stuck in the tub for more than a week.
An 82-year-old woman in North Carolina says she spent nine days trapped in her bathtub after a fall, surviving by reaching the faucet with her foot and drinking water she could splash to her face. Joan Rivet recounted the ordeal to a local newspaper, the Mountaineer.
Rivet said she drifted in and out of consciousness during the period and was unable to get out on her own. Her account offers a stark example of the kinds of accidents that can affect older adults.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that millions of older Americans fall each year. Rivet’s experience adds a personal account to those broader figures.
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