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Story summary
- Joan Rivet, 82, survived nine days trapped in a bathtub after falling in Clyde, North Carolina.
- She turned the faucet with her foot, drank splash water, and was rescued on June 10 after her brother Bill Lesko alerted sheriff.
- Hospital staff gave her IV fluids and treated bed sores caused by severe dehydration.
- Rivet said the experience convinced her to move to Georgia and urge neighbors to check on one another.
