
Sylvester Phillips, a newspaper carrier for the Wisconsin State Journal, noticed the papers were piling up outside the home of 75-year-old Shirley Washa and her brother, 77-year-old Darrell Washa. He also noticed the lights had stayed on and and the front door had been open for a few days. He called his supervisor who then called the police.
Emergency responders found Shirley on the kitchen floor where she had fallen several days earlier, and Darrell wedged between his walker and a dresser. He looked like he had been there for several days as well. Shirley is in critical condition and Darrell is in fair condition. Police say had it not been for Phillips, the situation could have been much worse.