A woman whose life was saved in 2011 by a Duchesne County Sheriff’s Deputy visited the Sheriff’s Office this week to deliver a donation made on her behalf. On July 13th, 2011, Heidi Paulson was traveling on SR-35 in the Tabiona area when her vehicle ended up in a massive sinkhole. The storm had washed out a culvert and the damage spanned 30 feet deep and 40 feet across. Sgt. Brandon Adams, then of the Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office, took extreme first responding measures to rescue Heidi from her vehicle. Heidi is now married and has two children. While delivering the donation, Heidi tearfully expressed her gratitude for the rescue and for Sgt. Adams. They stayed in contact for a few years and he even attended her wedding. The donation that Heidi delivered came from her friend Benita Jo Quakenbush whose card expressed her thanks to Sgt. Adams and the entire Duchesne County Sheriff’s Department for saving her friend’s life 13 years ago.
