An 87-year-old man got his head stuck between two water pipes in a toilet after a fall at home, leaving him trapped for 18 hours, reported Shin Min Daily News.
He was only freed when his friend, who had been unable to reach him on the phone, went to his flat to check on him.
The man was then taken to hospital, where he is receiving treatment.
Trapped for 18 hours
The man, who only wished to be known as Mr Wu (transliterated), lives alone and relies on a wheelchair to get around.
On Nov 27 at around 10pm, he fell in the bathroom of his flat at Block 96 Aljunied Crescent and toppled head-first into the gap between two water pipes.
