Trapped man survives on finger food
DAVID CARTER
Issue date: 4/1/08 Section: Student Life
Problems arose over
spring break when
Physical Plant Executive
Director Mark Grisi was
trapped inside an elevator
for three days.
Heading to the second
floor on his way to check
a door malfunction near
the library, Grisi found
himself stuck.
"The entire elevator lost
power, so the alarm bell
wouldn't work, and the
emergency phone still
was having problems
since installation," Grisi
claimed.
Spring break left the
halls of Bucks empty. No
one was around to hear
Grisi's shouts for help.
Grisi was forced to
ration what little food he
had with him for three
days. "I only had a bottle
of water and a bag of Lays
from my lunch. There
wasn't much else to do
but sleep, wait, and count
all 99 bottles of beer on
the elevator floor."
Unfortunately, what
food he had was not
enough to sustain him.
So, Grisi said, "I ate my
finger."
After what seemed like
an eternity to Grisi, he
became delusional and
decided that eating part
of his index finger was
the only way he could
survive.
"I never thought I'd get
out of there."
After trying to pry the
doors open Grisi resorted
to climbing out onto the
roof of the elevator car.
"You see it all the time in
movies but it's easier to
watch in a movie than to
physically do."
Grisi slept on top of the
car because of the constant
lights inside the car.
The shaft was dark and
cool, preventing him from
overheating.
In an effort to make the
campus more handicapped
accessible the elevator
was installed in the
past few months. Though
expensive, it was imperative
that it be completed
for mass use and ready as
soon as possible. This
may have resulted in
shortcuts on safety precautions.
Grisi was eventually
found after his family
grew worried and contacted
the school.
Buildings and Grounds
Services Director Martin
Snyder found the broken
elevator after hearing
about Grisi's disappearance.
"It was a hunch; you
know movies, news
shows, and all that. There
are always stories of
someone being trapped in
an elevator. I had
watched "Silence of the
Lambs" just the day
before, If Hannibal could
be in an elevator why not
Mark?"
And ironically, Grisi did
resort to self-cannibalism.
spring break when
Physical Plant Executive
Director Mark Grisi was
trapped inside an elevator
for three days.
Heading to the second
floor on his way to check
a door malfunction near
the library, Grisi found
himself stuck.
"The entire elevator lost
power, so the alarm bell
wouldn't work, and the
emergency phone still
was having problems
since installation," Grisi
claimed.
Spring break left the
halls of Bucks empty. No
one was around to hear
Grisi's shouts for help.
Grisi was forced to
ration what little food he
had with him for three
days. "I only had a bottle
of water and a bag of Lays
from my lunch. There
wasn't much else to do
but sleep, wait, and count
all 99 bottles of beer on
the elevator floor."
Unfortunately, what
food he had was not
enough to sustain him.
So, Grisi said, "I ate my
finger."
After what seemed like
an eternity to Grisi, he
became delusional and
decided that eating part
of his index finger was
the only way he could
survive.
"I never thought I'd get
out of there."
After trying to pry the
doors open Grisi resorted
to climbing out onto the
roof of the elevator car.
"You see it all the time in
movies but it's easier to
watch in a movie than to
physically do."
Grisi slept on top of the
car because of the constant
lights inside the car.
The shaft was dark and
cool, preventing him from
overheating.
In an effort to make the
campus more handicapped
accessible the elevator
was installed in the
past few months. Though
expensive, it was imperative
that it be completed
for mass use and ready as
soon as possible. This
may have resulted in
shortcuts on safety precautions.
Grisi was eventually
found after his family
grew worried and contacted
the school.
Buildings and Grounds
Services Director Martin
Snyder found the broken
elevator after hearing
about Grisi's disappearance.
"It was a hunch; you
know movies, news
shows, and all that. There
are always stories of
someone being trapped in
an elevator. I had
watched "Silence of the
Lambs" just the day
before, If Hannibal could
be in an elevator why not
Mark?"
And ironically, Grisi did
resort to self-cannibalism.
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