Arlington man survived on Coca-Cola for five days after falling in home

A U.S. Postal carrier is being credited with saving an Arlington man's life after he had been trapped inside his home for days.

ARLINGTON, Va. (FOX 5 DC) - A U.S. Postal carrier is being credited with saving an Arlington man's life.

Her gut told her something wasn't quite right at one of the houses where she delivered mail.

Turns out the homeowner had been trapped inside his house for days.

FOX 5's Lauren DeMarco has the story in the video above.