# Woman, 81, trapped under car in torrential rain miraculously found — after husband heard cries

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/woman-81-trapped-under-car-in-torrential-rain-miraculously-found-after-husband-heard-cries/
- Published: 2026-11-09T19:05:02+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T19:25:35+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/09/us-news/81-year-old-woman-trapped-under-car-for-4-hours-in-pouring-rain-before-husband-finds-her/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Peggy Wilbur was trapped beneath her car for four hours in torrential rain.
- Her husband heard her cries after returning home by taxi.
- Firefighters lifted the car; she suffered serious chest and leg injuries.

## Summary

An 81-year-old woman in Hingham, Massachusetts, was trapped beneath her car for four hours in heavy rain after it rolled on top of her. Her husband found her after getting home by taxi and hearing her call for help, then alerted emergency services.

Firefighters used airbags and a spreading tool to lift the car, and Peggy Wilbur was taken to hospital with serious chest and leg injuries. Her husband said she faces a long recovery; the car had been left in neutral, and she was pinned against a rock and the ground.

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