Switzerland: Lys Assia attacked by a washing machine
Written by Louis Wednesday, 04 November 2009 09:16
Two nights in hospital.
Lys Assia (85), the first ever winner of the Eurovision Song contest, almost got killed by her washing machine this weekend. It happened last Sunday when she returned to her apartment in Zürich after a stay in Greece, where she had attended two galas."My maid was not there, so I decided to wash the clothes myself".
The grand lady tried to pick one last item from the machine when a strong electric shock went through her. She was in a big shock, and her first concern was her weak heart and wether she would find somebody to help her. Fortunately she managed to pull herself up and get to a phone, where she called her doctor. "It was no small thing, I had to stay in hospital for two days", she told Swiss newspaper Blick.
It turned out that a cable was broken, that had been patched before, that now caused the electric shock. Fortunately mrs. Assia is doing fine again.
Source: Blick.ch
