Facing Death

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My girlfriend works in the leasing office at an apartment complex, and there is a resident there who is not in the best of health. A year ago, he had some type of seizure while in his car, and drove into a lake. Luckily, a maintenance man and mailman saw it happen and were able to save the guy. But because of that episode, and because of his continued bad health, and because he lives alone, he asked the leasing office if they could do wellness checks on him once a week at his apartment. This past Sunday, my girlfriend went to do the weekly check on him, and knocked on his door. There was no answer. After knocking repeatedly with no results, she tried calling his cell phone. No answer. Seeing his car in the parking lot, she knew he was home. Worried, she called the police to come assist. When the police arrived, they told her that without a search warrant, or without probably cause, they couldn't enter the apartment first, but could go in behind her if she went first, since she was authorized by the tenant to enter the apartment. So, upon opening the door, my girlfriend knew immediately what they were facing, as the smell of death was so horrendous she could hardly breathe. But, she had to go inside in order for the police to follow her in, so she took just enough steps inside to let the police in, and then she bolted out the door, leaving the cops to discover what they already knew they were facing. Have you ever had to face death? This was the first time my girlfriend experienced something like this in her life, and she's naturally very shook up about it.