Rural Carrier Linda Blackmon was delivering mail to the home of an older couple in Tennessee Colony, TX, recently when she spotted their small dog in the front yard.
Knowing this was unusual, she pulled into the driveway.
After she got out of her vehicle, Blackmon heard a faint yell for help.
The Postal Service employee entered the home and found a man face down on the floor.
He was bleeding from his face and had been lying there for several hours, unable to move and unable to call for help because his phone wasn’t with him.
Blackmon called 911, contacted the customer’s wife and waited with him until paramedics arrived.
The customer later thanked Blackmon for coming to his aid.
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