Baden-Württemberg: fire brigade saves helpless senior citizen from apartment

Reichenau (dpa / lsw) - A senior citizen probably lay in bed at home with lacerations for two days and was in a helpless situation.

Baden-Württemberg: fire brigade saves helpless senior citizen from apartment

Reichenau (dpa / lsw) - A senior citizen probably lay in bed at home with lacerations for two days and was in a helpless situation. The fire department rescued the woman on Sunday. Neighbors in Reichenau (Konstanz district) were worried on Saturday morning that something was wrong with their neighbor, according to a fire department spokesman. They hadn't seen the elderly woman for a while and all the shutters were closed. So you called 911 for help.

In the presence of the police, the apartment door was opened with a door opening tool. The elderly woman was taken to the hospital. According to the fire department, she was probably at home in this helpless situation for two days.