Showing why it is so important to check on elderly and/or impoverished neighbors and friends, a southern Kentucky woman has apparently died from hypothermia, and an elderly Grayson County resident was found several hours after falling in her home.
The southern Kentucky woman died from hypothermia after being found in her home that had no electricity.
Kentucky State Police responded to the Guthrie community in Todd County on Friday evening and found a male unresponsive and a woman, 25-year-old Melissa Sheerin, of Crofton, deceased.
KSP’s initial investigation shows Sheerin died of hypothermia. The male was transported to a local hospital where he was treated for hypothermia.
Here in Grayson County, late Tuesday night, Grayson County Deputy Sean Fentress, EMS and the Anneta Fire Department were dispatched to Anneta on a welfare check and discovered a 92-year-old Anneta woman had fallen in her home several hours earlier and was unable to get herself up.
The woman was transported to Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center and is recovering.
Grayson County Sheriff Norman Chaffins initiated a program, Checking on Special People (COSP), soon after COVID-19 struck Kentucky in March 2020.
Deputies conduct welfare checks on the elderly and others through the program, but of course, deputies are not able to check on all residents who may be compromised either because of low income, their age or health.
With the temperature predicted to drop during the next few nights to between nine and 21 degrees, it has never been more important to ensure neighbors and family members are safe and warm.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com
