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Using a plunger as a bath plug wasn’t such a hot idea for 79-year-old German Dieter Bayer - he slipped and ended up impaled on the device.

When Bayer had finished bathing, he stood up and slipped on a bar of soap he’d dropped in the water. He fell heavily, landing on the plunger, the wooden handle of which ended up wedged firmly up his backside.

Bayer’s wife Frieda rushed to his side when she heard his anguished screams, but was unable to pull him free. She called emergency services immediately.

“There was a lot of blood, the injury was very serious, he could have died,” said one ambulance spokesperson.

Bayer was in surgery for eight hours to repair the damage. He will be staying in hospital for at least two weeks to recover.