Rural Carrier Joshua Toomey was delivering mail in Corydon, IN, recently when he heard someone yelling.
The Postal Service employee looked around to see who it was. After some time, a voice piped up, “Mailman!”
Toomey continued investigating and found a man who had tipped over in his motorized scooter on the grounds of an assisted living facility that has not yet opened.
The man had a gash on his head and scrapes on his arms and legs. Toomey called 911 and sat with him until help arrived.
The man, 85, planned to move into the facility and went to the site to see the new complex, said local Postmaster Brandy Goldberg.
“His Life Alert bracelet sent emergency services to his actual apartment nearby, not his exact location,” said Goldberg. “No telling how long he would have been there if Josh hadn’t found him.”
The man has since recovered and has a new scooter.
