An elderly man was rescued from the toilet of his Aljunied flat after a fall left his head trapped between two pipes for 18 hours.
The incident occurred last Thursday (Nov 27) at about 10pm, according to Shin Min Daily News.
The 87-year-old man, surnamed Wu, lived alone in his flat at Block 96 Aljunied Crescent. According to Shin Min, Wu usually moves around in a wheelchair but is able to care for himself independently.
Wu’s head had ended up wedged between the toilet pipes during the fall, leaving him immobile. He also did not have the strength to push himself back up.
He was only rescued the following afternoon, after his friend, surnamed Li, sensed that something was amiss as Wu did not pick up his calls.
