Husband finds answers on Nextdoor about wife's injury

An Overland Park man has social media to thank for finding out what happened to his wife.

David Lanter said his wife, Carol Ann, was running some errands when he got a call that she was headed to the hospital by ambulance with a traumatic head injury.

AN OVERLAND PARK MANHAS SOCIAL MEDIA TOTHANK FOR FINDING OUTWHAT HAPPENED TO HISWIFE.SHE WAS RUNNINGERRANDS WHEN HE GOT ACALL SHE WAS IN ANAMBULANCE WITH ATRAUMATIC HEAD INJURY.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER EMMA JAMESHAS THE STORY.EMMA JAMES, REPORTING"David Lanter says his wifewas found on the ground hereat the Aldi parking lot inOverland Park last week, andhe had no idea whathappened to her.

He turned toNextDoor to find answers andnow he has communitymembers to thank."DAVID LANTER, LIVES INOVERLAND PARK"She didn't know whathappened she couldn't giveme any information."DAVID LANTER WASSHOCKED WHEN HERECEIVED A CALL FROM ANEMT SAYING HIS WIFECAROL HAD BEEN FOUNDLAYING IN THE ALDIPARKING LOT.SHE ENDED UP HAVING ASEVERE SKULL FRACTUREAND NEEDED SURGERY.DAVID LANTER, LIVES INOVERLAND PARK"I thought maybe she gotmugged, maybe she had astrokeDESPERATE FOR ANSWERS- DAVID POSTED ON NEXTDOOR.DAVID LANTER, LIVES INOVERLAND PARK"If you saw anything, if yousaw her driving up the streetor pulling into the Aldi I'dappreciate if you'd let meknow."WITHIN A FEW HOURS - HEGOT AN ANSWER.A WOMAN MESSAGED HIMSAYING HER SON WASRIDING HIS BIKE AND SAWCAROL COLLAPSE.HE TOLD ALDI WORKERSWHO CALLED 9-1-1.DAVID LANTER, LIVES INOVERLAND PARK"I was so appreciative of herand I told her that her son istruly my hero, he's my angel atthis point."DAVID SAYS CAROL HAS ALONG ROAD OF RECOVERYAHEAD AND DOCTORSSTILL AREN'T SURE WHATCAUSED HER TOCOLLAPSE.BUT HE'LL ALWAYS BEGRATEFUL TO THE WOMANWHO SAW HIS POST, HERSON, AND THE DOZENS OFOTHERS OFFERING THEIRSUPPORT DURING ANALREADY DIFFICULT TIMEFOR EVERYONE.DAVID LANTER, LIVES INOVERLAND PARK"The outpouring was trulyanother good example ofKansas City kind."IN OVERLAND PARK, EMMAJAMES, 41 ACTION NEWS.