VIDEO: It’s a story that began with serious concern but ended up being a heartwarming moment as a fire department in the east went beyond the call of duty to help a missing elderly South Carolina man.
When Captain Dustin Clapp and the West Carteret Fire and EMS crew responded to a single-vehicle wreck around 9 p.m. Sunday night, he says they didn’t expect to arrive on scene to an elderly man inside by himself.
“Something just wasn’t quite adding up,” Clapp said. “The gentleman was adamant on sleeping in his truck.”
Clapp says they began talking to the man, later identified as 82-year-old Paul Violette, who was in a truck on 1402 Hwy 58 North in the Peletier area. Clapp says the man seemed confused about where he was, which led to a collective decision to bring him and his truck back to the fire station.