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Ohio employee helps couple in distress

Independence, OH, Letter Carrier Mark McDonald
Independence, OH, Letter Carrier Mark McDonald

Independence, OH, Letter Carrier Mark McDonald recently noticed that a couple on his route hadn’t picked up their mail for several days.

McDonald asked a police officer to check in on the couple.

The officer discovered the husband was unconscious on a sofa in the living room. The wife had fallen on the bathroom floor and was unable to call for help.

The husband was taken to a hospital, where he died. His wife is recovering.

The officer commended McDonald for his actions.

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