North Carolina woman, 82, survives nine days trapped in her bathtub after fall
Joan Rivet told the Mountaineer she took a step backwards in her bathroom and toppled over into her tub. Photograph: artbokeh/Getty Images/iStockphotoView image in fullscreenJoan Rivet told the Mountaineer she took a step backwards in her bathroom and toppled over into her tub. Lesko had reportedly first called her neighbors, who noticed Rivet’s car was in the driveway – but there had been no signs of movement inside.Deputies arrived to find Rivet semi-conscious in the bathtub.
- ▪Joan Rivet told the Mountaineer she took a step backwards in her bathroom and toppled over into her tub.
- ▪Photograph: artbokeh/Getty Images/iStockphotoView image in fullscreenJoan Rivet told the Mountaineer she took a step backwards in her bathroom and toppled over into her tub.
- ▪Lesko had reportedly first called her neighbors, who noticed Rivet’s car was in the driveway – but there had been no signs of movement inside.Deputies arrived to find Rivet semi-conscious in the bathtub.
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Joan Rivet told the Mountaineer she took a step backwards in her bathroom and toppled over into her tub. Photograph: artbokeh/Getty Images/iStockphotoView image in fullscreenJoan Rivet told the Mountaineer she took a step backwards in her bathroom and toppled over into her tub. Photograph: artbokeh/Getty Images/iStockphotoNorth CarolinaNorth Carolina woman, 82, survives nine days trapped in her bathtub after fallJoan Rivet drank water she managed to splash up to her face by turning faucet on with her footRamon Antonio VargasMon 13 Jul 2026 05.00 EDTLast modified on Mon 13 Jul 2026 05.01 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleAn 82-year-old North Carolina woman says she survived falling in her bathtub and being trapped there for nine days by turning the faucet on with her foot and drinking…
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