Maxine Bennett Goebel, 80, calls the two women who she says saved her life on a frigid December evening “angels.” Now recovering from a broken leg and surgery, Goebel hopes to find the Good Samaritans to express her gratitude.
On Dec. 3, Goebel fell while wheeling her garbage can to the curb outside her home in the Fieldcrest Crossing neighborhood in Owensboro, Kentucky. She was unable to get up or call for help. For what she thinks was about 20 minutes, Goebel lay on the cold, wet sidewalk as daylight started to fade, wearing only a lightweight vest over her clothes.
“I couldn’t move. I was starting to get really cold and wet,” Goebel recalled. “I was so scared no one would find me.”
The pair of women, who had made a wrong turn into the cul-de-sac, stopped their car when they saw Goebel. They rushed to her side, covered her with their coats to shield her from the chill, and called 911. One of the women was wearing an Owensboro High School sweatshirt, Goebel said.
“They stayed with me the whole time,” Goebel said. “They even helped get me onto the stretcher. I asked them what their names were and they said, ‘We’re just angels.’ I never did get their names.”
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EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was written by Ryan Richardson and originally published by Kentucky Today.
