Woman Trapped in Floor Vent for over 30 Hours

There are more than a few undignified ways to meet your maker, and dying while doing housework might top the list. One Utah woman narrowly escaped such a fate after falling headfirst into a heating vent -- and getting stuck there for over 30 hours.

The 5'7" and 110-pound Margaret Wright's three-and-a-half foot drop into her floor vent may have been small, but it could have been deadly. She slipped while cleaning the vent out with a vacuum hose.

After spending more than a day in the vent, Wright was discovered by firefighters after a relative became worried about her absence. When rescuers arrived, they heard her calling for help and found her feet sticking out of the vent. When she was finally pulled out, Wright was dehydrated, her legs were purple and she had a number of cuts and bruises.

The Takeaway: Call it a drastic measure, but we recommend, whenever possible, doing no vacuuming or household cleaning of any kind. It's clearly a major health hazard. The safer bet is to live in the filth and squalor that you are naturally inclined toward. To do otherwise is to test fate and possibly find yourself faced with a crazy way to die ...