Elderly Woman Rescued After Falling Outside Home

A Paducah woman may owe her life to concerned neighbors and responders, after falling outside her home early Sunday morning in sub-freezing temperatures.

McCracken County Sheriff Jon Hayden says deputies responded at around 2 a.m. to a call in the Hendron area, after residents called saying they could hear what sounded like a woman calling out for help in the distance.

Deputies searched the area and found a 90-year-old woman who had fallen in the snow outside her home while searching for her dog. They carried her inside and began trying to warm the woman until an ambulance arrived. She was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

In a Facebook post Sunday morning Hayden thanked the residents who called for help, as well as the deputies for assisting the woman. 

"These two deputies will go home at the end of their long shift at around six this morning knowing that they saved a life this morning. And thank you also to the neighbors that took the time to call 911." he said.