Leonard Bianchi, Rochester, NY

Rochester, NY, Letter Carrier Leonard Bianchi

A man who fell recently outside of his secluded home in Rochester, NY, got the help he desperately needed from his letter carrier.

When Leonard Bianchi delivered the customer’s mail and heard a faint cry of “Lenny,” he discovered the man on the ground with blood pooling around his head.

Bianchi called 911 and rendered first aid until paramedics arrived.

The customer was hospitalized.


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