North Carolina Woman, 82, Survives Nine Days Trapped in Bathtub by Drinking Faucet Water with Foot

Joan Rivet was found by deputies on June 10 after falling in her bathtub and surviving for nine days by turning the faucet with her foot and splashing water to her face.

• Rivet fell in her bathroom on June 1, injuring her back, and became trapped in the bathtub.
• She survived by turning the faucet knob with her foot and drinking water splashed to her face while drifting in and out of consciousness.
• Sheriff Bill Wilke confirmed that deputies found Rivet semi-conscious on June 10 after her brother Bill Lesko requested a welfare check.
• Rivet told The Mountaineer she plans to move to Georgia to live with family and urged neighbors to check on one another.