Police and fire personnel have rescued a woman, 69, in Bradford north of Newmarket after a three-day ordeal stuck in a bathtub on the second floor of her home. She was too weak to climb out of the tub and survived by drinking water from the bath faucet. After the rescue, she explained that had been suffering from the flu and decided to take a bath. But she then found she was not strong enough to climb out of the tub. South Simcoe police were sent to a home on Wednesday night after a concerned friend said she’d been unable to contact the woman. When they arrived the house locked but while checking they noticed a light on in an upper level window. When they lifted themselves up to the window to look inside, they heard a woman’s voice call out for help from the bathtub.entry was made by knocking down the front door. The woman told authorities she views the incident as a wake-up call about help for day-to-day living.
