Police officers recognised for saving elderly lady who had been trapped in sofa bed for 12 hours

An 84-year-old woman was saved from within the clutches of her sofa bed thanks to two San Francisco Police officers. Officers McFall and Cuthbertson, from Richmond Stations Midnight Watch, give regular check-ups on the woman, who lives by herself and has no family in the area.

Having not seen or heard from the woman since taking her a Thanksgiving dinner, the officers decided it was time for a check-up. However, on that particular night the woman did not answer the door though the officers could heard her inside faintly calling out to them, police said.



“They got into the house and found that the woman’s sofa bed frame had cracked causing her to fall through and become stuck,” officials said. The woman had apparently been trapped in the sofa for more than 12 hours, police said. “If the officers had not checked on her, she might have been stuck until her weekly home help visit which was still four days away,” police said.

The woman was taken to the hospital to recover. While at the hospital the next day, she called SFPD dispatch because she needed her glasses, address book and cell phone from home and had no one else to get them. The officers happily got the items and delivered them to her hospital room. Richmond District Captain Simon Silverman said: "I want to recognise Officer Cuthbertson and Officer McFall for their caring and dedication."