IPSWICH, Australia, July 28 (UPI) -- A 67-year-old Ipswich, Australia, woman was dehydrated but conscious after being trapped next to her toilet for a week, authorities said.

The woman became trapped after she fell and wedged her feet on either side of the toilet, a police spokeswoman told The (Brisbane) Courier Mail in a story published Tuesday.


She was rescued and hospitalized Sunday after a neighbor heard her cries for help. The woman said she had fallen the previous Sunday about 3 a.m.