Woman laying on street

Today, we were walking down St. Paul Street around 2:15 pm and noted a woman laying in the street next to Terra Cafe, located on the SE corner of 25th Street.  We noted a young African American male attempt to raise the woman who was sleeping in the middle of the sidewalk who had used her coat to make up a pillow.  We proceeded across the street and suggested to the young man that he should call 911 to report the incident, as we were not carrying our cell phone at that time, so that some care could be achieved for this person who could have been under the influence of drugs or possibly sleeping out a diabetic issue.  We then suggested that he call the 911 Operator, as we noted that her breathing was very shallow and this young man immediately called the police and reported the incident.  He gave excellent directions to the 911 Operator who had an ambulance there, along with a large fire truck within the next two minutes and they took the woman away, presumably to a hospital. 

What we were surprised upon approaching this site was the fact that many people walked by this person laying on the sidewalk and continued walking without bothering to check to see if they could provide assistance by calling 911.  We didn't get the name of the young African American man, but would like to use this opportunity to thank him for calling the 911 Operator and letting this individual be taken care of.  He was a very polite young man and because of his actions this woman hopefully is recovering from whatever issue she is facing.