The bizarre incident began on Sunday when 76-year-old Mary Davis apparently tripped and fell into the bucket back-side first inside the garage of her Pemberton Township home.
"I got bruises all over me trying to get out of the can … I couldn't move my legs or my arms," David said from inside her hospital room at Virtua Memorial Hospital in Mt. Holly.
Neighbour Michelle Ayala called police after not seeing Davis for the past few days and learning Davis' daughter had not heard from her mother since Saturday. Ayala was with police when they went inside Davis' home early Tuesday morning. Davis was found stuck in a U-shape in the still upright bucket.
"I turned and I looked and I just saw these feet and at that point, I kind of moved closer and then she looked up and she was like, 'I'm here,'" Ayala explained. Davis was then taken to Virtua Memorial Hospital for treatment and an examination.
Police are crediting a space heater in the garage, normally used for Davis' dog, for her survival.
With news video.
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