Source: Sierra County Sheriff's Office Facebook Page

The above picture shows the Care Flight air ambulance from the parking lot outside the Sierra Brooks Lodge yesterday afternoon

SIERRA BROOKS - Yesterday, February 15, at approximately 12:50 p.m., the Sierra County Sheriff’s Office received a call for a welfare check in Sierra Brooks (Loyalton). The caller, who was delivering senior meals, was requesting a welfare check on an elderly woman that was not answering the door. Additionally, it appeared the women had not collected the previous two days' meal delivery.

A deputy was dispatched and arrived at the residence shortly after the request. After getting no response at the door, the deputy made entry into the home. Once in the home, the deputy found the woman collapsed on the floor, and unable to speak or get up. The Loyalton Fire Department and Eastern Plumas Health Care Ambulance (EPHCA) responded. The woman was transported to the Sierra Brooks Lodge via ambulance to an awaiting air ambulance.

The sheriff’s office would like to thank the delivery driver (for recognizing the need to contact the sheriff’s office), the Loyalton Fire Department, EPHCA and Care Flight for getting the woman the medical help she needed. We hope for a full and speedy recovery.