Woman Gets Stuck in Bathtub for 4 Days

[Vodstok]

Mon Jan 22, 5:09 PM

LINZ, Austria - Firefighters said Monday they rescued an 81-year-old pensioner who spent four days stuck in her tub after she got in for a warm bath and couldn't muster enough strength to get out.

Authorities in Linz, about 120 miles west of Vienna, said they went to the woman's apartment after neighbors reported hearing faint knocking inside.

Firefighters told public broadcaster ORF the woman was in surprisingly good condition despite having been immersed in bath water since last Thursday evening. They said she told her rescuers she lacked the strength to get out of the tub and had knocked and shouted for help.

The woman was taken to a hospital for treatment of exposure, ORF said
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When a warm bath takes you out of comission for 4 days, AND you suffer from exposure from being inside the whole time, its time to call it quits and send a line to dr jack k....

[Burning in Hell]

[QUOTE=Vodstok;538426] Firefighters told public broadcaster ORF the woman was in surprisingly good condition despite having been immersed in bath water since last Thursday evening. [QUOTE]

Well, she could drink all she wanted for 4 days, so that's not much of a surprise for me...

[Vodstok]

[QUOTE=Burning in Hell;538923][QUOTE=Vodstok;538426] Firefighters told public broadcaster ORF the woman was in surprisingly good condition despite having been immersed in bath water since last Thursday evening.

Well, she could drink all she wanted for 4 days, so that's not much of a surprise for me...

Yeah, but the human body does funky things if it spends too much time in water, prune fingers are the least of it. the skin starts to get gelatinous, and it can cause permanent harm.