Our children are taught from a young age how to call for help: dial 9-1-1, but that doesn’t always work.
In December of 2013, Kari Dunn’s 9-year-old daughter tried to call for help multiple times from a hotel room in Marshall as her mother was attacked. All three of her children, under the age of 11, were just outside the bathroom, while their father brutally stabbed Kari Dunn 21 times
Tragically, Dunn’s young daughter did not know that she had to dial “9” to make a call outside the hotel before dialing 9-1-1. Unfortunately, emergency personnel did not arrive in time to save her life.
According to the Federal Communications Commissioner, all hotels owned or managed by Carlson, Hyatt, Motel 6, InterContinental, La Quinta, Marriott, Starwood and Wyndham now have direct 911 dialing.
