An elderly Pensacola woman was trapped in her own bathtub for three days and miraculously survived by drinking the water.

82 year old Harriet Patterson was about to take a bath when she fell in the tub and broke her arm and dislocated her pelvic bone.

Patterson said she tried to get help by banging on the door, but remained hopeful as the days went on.

The first thing I did was I laughed at myself and thought "honey, you got yourself in quite the predicament right now."

Patterson's neighbor came to her rescue. She is now undergoing rehabilitation treatment for her injuries.