Life Flight called to Cheney for medical emergency, fall at Safeway store

A medical emergency last Wednesday at Cheney’s Safeway precipitated something generally not seen in the community — a Life Flight helicopter landing in the parking lot.

According to a Cheney police report, emergency responders were called to Safeway at 4:07 p.m. for a fall, and observed a woman lying on the floor unconscious near one of the front registers. A witness, who was in line behind the woman, identified as Nola F. Hensley, told police she was having problems initially with the credit card machine.

Hensley managed to check out, but immediately upon leaving the register area fell backwa...