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Being Observant

Maple Shade, NJ, Letter Carrier Brian McCouch noticed mail hadn’t been picked up for a few days at a customer’s home so he knocked on the door. He heard a faint cry from inside. He went to a window, looked inside and saw an elderly woman lying on the floor. McCouch tried to open the door to assist her, but it was locked. He called the police and reported the emergency. He stayed in contact with the customer and reassured her until the police arrived. An EMT later told McCouch that the woman had fallen down the steps two days earlier and he most likely had saved her life.

posted by Earl Bingham @ 8:25 AM