An Australian woman has been rescued after she fell into her lavatory and was trapped there for a week. The Queensland woman, who has not been named, was only found by the emergency services after a neighbour heard her cries for help.
When an ambulance arrived paramedics found her stuck on the lavatory and unable to get out. She was dehydrated but otherwise unharmed, despite having spent seven days wedged in the same position.
Reports said the woman, aged 67, was found at midday on Sunday and had become stuck the previous Sunday morning. Eventually she was freed when emergency services broke into the home through a back door and found her in the bathroom.
"The lady was manoeuvred to one side to free her. The door swings inwards and she had her feet wedged on either side of the lavatory," a Department of Community Services spokesman said. "She was very dehydrated but she was conscious."
Michael Hibberd, a neighbour, said the woman told him she had been there since 3am on Sunday. "To me that meant that morning but she meant last Sunday." He had not become concerned earlier because it was normal to not see the woman during the week, he said."I'd never even seen her collect her mail," he said.
The woman was taken to hospital for treatment.
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