A French woman was rescued after getting trapped in her own bathroom for three weeks. The 69-year-old grandmother got stuck after the lock on the door snapped behind her. Despite banging for help for nearly a month, she was forced to survive on tap water before neighbors realized what had happened. They had thought the noises during the night had just been workmen carrying out maintenance. The unnamed grandmother was rescued from her apartment in Essone, near Paris, by police. They said she had been in a terrible state when they forced their way into the bathroom.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
The grandmother who got trapped in her own bathroom for 3 weeks
The man whose wheelchair got stuck to a truck and got a 4-mile ride! (real story, true, event, news, report)
A 21-year-old man got the ride of a lifetime when his electric wheelchair became lodged in the grill of a semitrailer and was pushed down a highway for several miles at about 50 mph. Ben Carpenter was unharmed but was taken to a hospital as a precaution. He had been secured to his wheelchair by a seat belt. Carpenter, who has muscular dystrophy, told a television station that he thought he might not make it through the ride.
Carpenter had started to cross at an intersection in Paw Paw, about 140 miles west of Detroit. The light changed to green while his son was in front of a semi, which started moving. The wheelchair's handles became lodged in the grille, the father said, and the wild ride started.
Motorists called police on their cell phones, and a pair of undercover police officers who happened to be nearby saw what was happening. They pulled the truck over and told the disbelieving driver, Donald Carpenter said. The chair was undamaged except for losing most of the rubber on its wheels.
Lesley Falcone, Bridesmaid, Arrested On DUI After Revealing Facebook Post (social networking, David, Lim, Auckland, facebook.com/davidlimnz
Lesley Falcone's failure to walk a straight line during her field sobriety test is one reason she sat in jail over the weekend, The Smoking Gun reports.
The 27-year-old's Facebook post just hours before her arrest claimed, "First bachelorette meeting, drink snacks and meeting new people!!!"
Falone was allegedly drunk when cops caught her driving 20 miles per hour over the speed limit in Holmes Beach.
The Manatee County Sheriff's Office report obtained by the site reported that Falcone could barely stand when she took her field sobriety test. She was arrested after she told a deputy, "I’m done and I don’t want to look like a fool."
On the drive to jail, Falcone allegedly admitted to having drinks during and after a bachelorette dinner, and blamed the incident on her bridesmaid status, the Sun Sentinel reports.
"This is what I get for being a bridesmaid," she reportedly said.
Falcone was released from custody after posting a $1,500 bond on a DUI charge.
2012: New Zealand Army funeral haka video clip went viral on the internet. (David Lim, Auckland, New Zealand, 0212640000)
Recently the New Zealand Defence Force released a video showing hundreds of soldiers performing the traditional Maori funeral Haka as a farewell to three fallen soldiers. They killed while on duties in Afghanistan. New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key announced last week that the country will withdraw its troops from Afghanistan earlier in 2013 than planned.
The video link is located here.
RIP, our brave New Zealand soldiers and we will remember your contribution to our country and keeping the world safe.
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