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| Man trapped by sofa sipped whisky | Man trapped by sofa sipped whisky |
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| A man who became trapped beneath his sofa for two days said he survived by sipping from a bottle of whisky. | A man who became trapped beneath his sofa for two days said he survived by sipping from a bottle of whisky. |
| Joe Galliott, 65, lost his bearings during a power cut at his home in Yeovil, Somerset, and fell against the three-seater which toppled onto him. | Joe Galliott, 65, lost his bearings during a power cut at his home in Yeovil, Somerset, and fell against the three-seater which toppled onto him. |
| Because of back problems, he was unable to free his 19-stone frame and remained stuck for 60 hours until a neighbour spotted him through the curtains. | Because of back problems, he was unable to free his 19-stone frame and remained stuck for 60 hours until a neighbour spotted him through the curtains. |
| He said a bottle of whisky, which had rolled within reach, kept him going. | He said a bottle of whisky, which had rolled within reach, kept him going. |
| "The whole settee tipped over catching me like a rat in a trap," he said | "The whole settee tipped over catching me like a rat in a trap," he said |
| "I took a sip of [the whisky] and thought, well this isn't too bad." | "I took a sip of [the whisky] and thought, well this isn't too bad." |
| Curtains closed | Curtains closed |
| But after several hours without food or water, he admits, he became quite worried. | But after several hours without food or water, he admits, he became quite worried. |
| "It felt like a lifetime, you think you're there forever," he said. | "It felt like a lifetime, you think you're there forever," he said. |
| The alarm was raised by a neighbour who had peered through the window, after becoming concerned that Mr Galliott's curtains had not been drawn for two days. | The alarm was raised by a neighbour who had peered through the window, after becoming concerned that Mr Galliott's curtains had not been drawn for two days. |
| He spent five days recovering in hospital after his ordeal earlier this month. | He spent five days recovering in hospital after his ordeal earlier this month. |
| Mr Galliott said he was keeping another bottle of whisky by the sofa "just in case." | Mr Galliott said he was keeping another bottle of whisky by the sofa "just in case." |
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