Woman, 69, Was Trapped In Bathroom For Three Weeks

Grandmother banged pipes for help, but neighbors raised a petition to stop the noise

An elderly French woman who was trapped in her bathroom for three weeks has finally been rescued, media reports said.

The 69-year-old grandmother got stuck in her Paris bathroom when the door lock broke, Agence France-Presse reported.

Firefighters broke into her home and freed her on Friday after a neighbor noticed that she had not picked up her mail in weeks and called the police.

Authorities said the woman survived by drinking tap water and was in a "very weakened" state when she was found, according to the reports.

"She was badly malnourished and in a state of shock and has been taken to hospital to recover from her ordeal," a police spokeswoman said Tuesday.

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