Man trapped in bowling club toilet for four days

There was nobody to wonder what the matter could be when David Leggat got stuck in the lavatory at the Kittybrewster and Woodside Bowling Club in Aberdeen - for four days.

The 55-year-old bachelor was trapped in the freezing cold "gents" at his bowling club with nothing but tap water to survive on after a door jammed behind him.



He spent most of the time in the dark, managed no more than three hours' sleep a night, and was so cold that that he had to put his feet in a hand basin of hot water in an attempt to stay warm.

Shouting was futile as the lavatory is at the back of the outdoor bowling club, which is rarely visited in winter. He had no food, no mobile telephone and there were no windows that would allow him to break out.



Two days into Mr Leggat's ordeal, Bob Ewing, the club secretary, visited but did not discover his friend.

Mr Leggat, a retired teacher and the club's wine convenor, was finally rescued when a cleaner arrived and heard his cries for help. Mr Ewing said: "Nobody had been looking for David. A wife may have wondered where he was but he is not married."