‘Something told me’: Mail carrier’s instincts led her to save a 96-year-old’s life

Despite a warning from the National Weather Service to avoid the treacherous St. Louis snowstorm, dedicated United States Postal Service mail carrier Deanna Chatman decided to venture out on December 1st. Chatman’s intuition led her to deliver more than just mail that day, ultimately performing a life-saving miracle.

Chatman told KCEN, “It was snowing. And (USPS) told us, ‘Don’t go out and deliver mail if you don’t feel safe,’ but something told me just to go.”

While on her route in a Maryland Heights subdivision, she noticed an elderly person inside their garage, waving…

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