A US woman stuck in a swimming pool was rescued by a Facebook group after she asked for help on the social media platform last week.
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According to a report:
- The 61-year-old Leslie Kahn was at the end of a swim in her backyard pool when the step ladder to get out of the pool broke.
- With no other means to come out, a physically weak Kahn found herself stuck with no one around to help.
- For three hours, Kahn, a breast cancer survivor, struggled to come out till she managed to get her iPad using her swimming pool pole.
- She then logged onto her Facebook and posted an SOS message on the “Epping Squawks” group page.
- “I started off with 911 and an exclamation point. I wanted to get people’s attention fast,” Kahn was quoted as saying.
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Technology showed wonders:
- It was when technology showed wonders for her as the virtual Facebook community responded within minutes.
- And one of her neighbours soon showed up in person after reading her post.
- I was really glad to see her friendly face, and I sent her inside for the toolbox.
- And then the police came and then a neighbour came from up the street because he’d seen the police,she said.
- After being rescued, Kahn updated her town’s Facebook page to let its 3,981 members know help arrived.
- “You get through whatever life throws at you, and you ask for help. And be prepared to help others, and that’s the way life is supposed to work,” she added.