CRITTENDEN CO., KY (NBC) - A group of Boy Scouts in Crittenden County have become heroes in the ice storm aftermath for knocking on the right door at the right time.
For the past several days, Zach Sizemore and the Boy Scouts from Troop 30 have gone door to door bringing supplies to those in need.
"We'll just give 'em a whole case," said Zach. "It's usually just drop the food off, count how many they need for a couple days and be on our way."
That wasn't the case Wednesday when Zach brought water to Ann Hodge and her husband, George.
"She was a little sluggish, she didn't quite know what was going on," Zach said. "She wasn't all there."
The Hodges were using a generator to heat their home with no windows open for ventilation, so by the time the scouts arrived the couple was slowly being poisoned by carbon monoxide.
"It was hurting to breathe, I had a headache, just sick," Ann Hodge said. "But I didn't recognize the fumes in the house."
But Zach, who is trained in first aid, did recognize the signs and called for help, something Scout Master and proud dad Dave Sizemore credits to scouting.
"I'm just proud of them to be able to retain the information they learned in scouting and when to identify something's going on," David Sizemore said.
That priceless information helped save Ann Hodge's life. "I didn't realize it till it was almost too late. So I guess they saved my life."
Sizemore is a sophomore at Crittenden County High School.
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