Pensioner rescued from bath
AN elderly man was rescued by firefighters after locking himself in the bathroom at his home in Paignton.
He became stuck in the tub, but no one else in the property was able to help him out because the door had been locked.
The alarm was raised at an address off Kings Ash Road at 11pm on Wednesday.
A crew from Paignton were able to open the door and lift the man from the bath water.
The drama prompted fire officers to issue safety advice about the dangers of locking bathrooms when taking a dip.
"The best thing to do is not to lock the door," said a fire spokesman after the rescue.
It is understood the pensioner, believed to be in his 70s, had not used a specially provided chair to immerse himself in the bath.
"In this case he could not get out. And no one could help him because the door was locked," explained the spokesman.
4 Comments
by D I c k, Torquay
Friday, August 27 2010, 7:09PM
“Mickeyb66.....really poor news day mate.”
by mikeyb66, Torbay
Friday, August 27 2010, 12:32PM
“Another slow news day then.”
by Caroline, Paignton
Friday, August 27 2010, 11:16AM
“The Gentleman in question has no need for hand-outs, does "commenting for the sake of it" work for a living or another I go out to work to keep on the Social. Either way a Senior Citizen of that age deserves respect not ludicrous comments.”
by Commenting for the sake of it, Torbay
Friday, August 27 2010, 10:31AM
“No doubt this unused 'specially provided chair' was provided by Social Services and paid for by us tax payers?”