54-year-old woman stuck in a bathtub for five days without food or light, rescued due to alert postal worker
Being diligent at work can save a life, sometimes.
In a shocking incident in Chesaning, a 54-year-old woman has been rescued after being trapped in her own bathtub for two days short of a week. Alison Gibson found herself stuck in her bathroom for five says in her home in Michigan on October 15 after she sat down but couldn't get back up. The handrails were out of reach and she realized that she had left her phone in the other room. The terrifying incident has left Gibson shaken. WJRT-TV reported that when she was stuck, she could hear her phone getting calls, perhaps her friends and family wondering where she was. However, she couldn't answer the calls and could only wait for help to arrive. Fortunately, a diligent postal worker spotted that Gibson's mailbox was overflowing and alerted the neighbors. When they investigated they heard her crying for help and called 911.