call for help

After the adults in the car were killed, Leyan tried to call for help and got through to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society.

A radio call for help brought a massive police response — including officers from neighboring divisions to the scene — which sits on the border of Florence-Firestone, an unincorporated neighborhood north of Watts.

Police said after the attack, Mrs Taylor tried to call for help through the letterbox and managed to crawl up the stairs and shouted for help, eventually catching the attention of a dog walker who called the emergency services.

“She was trying to get away, Liz and I were trying to call for help. I just wanted to get the knife off her.”

Those lost at sea or aboard a sinking ship have used them as a last-ditch effort to call for help.