Passenger stuck in plane toilet for 35 minutes rescued by 'unexpected hero'

04 March 2024 , 14:30

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Even the pilot had a go at trying to free the man from the plane's toilet (Image: reddit)

A man stuck inside a plane bathroom for 35 minutes ended up being rescued by the pilot - leaving other travellers to wonder who was flying the aircraft. Travelling on an internal flight in the US, from Salt Lake City to New Orleans, the man, who is only known as Brent, got up to use the bathroom leaving his wife to watch over their children while he was away.

But when the minutes kept rolling over, his wife started to question whether he was taking 'longer than needed' simply to escape their two restless children, aged just two and four, for a bit longer. It wasn't until the 10 minute mark passed when the children started playing up, with the four-year-old asking where his dad was. Speaking on Reddit, the wife said: "I heard a flight attendant say the word 'stuck'.

"Something clicked and I said, 'Excuse me, is there someone stuck in the bathroom?' 'Yes', she said. 'The door is jammed, and someone is stuck in there'. I said, '… I think that’s my husband!' My attention diverted to the rear of the plane, where sure enough, two Delta flight attendants were yanking the bathroom door handle in and attempt to free my trapped husband. Soon, the two flight attendants (both women) recruited a random male passenger to help try to dislodge the door. He gave it his damnedest, but it was to no avail."

She said that it had now been 20 minutes since her husband had gone and now he was "stuck in a 3.5 x 5ft pee and poop box". She added: "Next up to try his luck, and I kid you not, was THE PILOT. Don’t ask me who was flying the plane. I think they may have needed his permission to potentially damage the door to get Brent out. The pilot was really giving it is all. But it wasn’t until Brent kicked the hell out of the door while the pilot was pulling as hard as possible that Brent finally made his escape."

She said that once her hubby had managed to get free, she checked her watch to find Brent had been trapped for 35 minutes in a Delta bathroom. The relieved mum said that she was thankful her husband had not taken the four-year-old with him, and that it was a 34-year-old man who got stuck and not an elderly person or young child.

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She added: "Delta Air Lines asked that I wouldn’t share the videos a fellow passenger took for me on social media (I couldn’t leave my kids in their seats alone to take my own pictures/videos). But customer service wouldn’t even refund our, as you can imagine, terrible flights. So…here we are."

Paul Donald