SYLACAUGA, Ala. - With the help of a local mail carrier, an elderly woman’s life was saved by the Sylacauga Fire Department , and they also did a couple of extra kind gestures before leaving.
According to a Sylacauga city representative, a local mail carrier, Derek Oleen, noticed mail accumulating in an elderly customer’s mailbox. He heard her dog inside, knowing she would never leave it, so he called in a welfare check on the resident. It turns out the elderly lady had been laying on the floor for days after a fall.SFD said they had to use “force entry” to get to the resident. They found that the woman had fallen and was unable to call for help for five days.
Due to the damage of the forced entry, the residents’ door wouldn’t close properly, so SFD fixed the door before leaving the scene.Today, SFD's A-shift showed what being firefighters is all about! SFD responded to a welfare check - a resident had not...
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