Elderly woman in S. Korea stuck on balcony for 18 hours strings together clothes to seek help

This photo provided by police shows the clothes strung together and thrown off the balcony of an apartment unit in Jongno-gu, Seoul. - The Korea Herald/Seoul Jongno Police Station

SEOUL: A woman in her 70s strung together multiple pieces of clothing to alert patrol officers after being stranded on her balcony for almost two days.

Seoul Jongno Police Station said onTuesday (April 15) that Sergeant Yoo Jae-il and senior patrol officer Kim Du-tae rescued the woman from an apartment complex near Dongnimmun Station of metro Line No. 3 at around 10am on April 10.