Michigan woman rescued after being stuck in tub for 5 days

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CHESANING. Mich. — A postal worker helped in the rescue of a Michigan woman who was stuck in her bathtub for five days, WJRT reported.

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Alison Gibson was unable to get out of her tub Oct. 15 because her handrail was out of her reach, the television station reported. The Chesaning resident, who lives alone, had left her cellphone in another room.

"When I get down there, I couldn't get back out," Gibson said. "Because (the handrail) was behind me, I couldn't get myself turned around to get a hold of it, that I usually use to get out."