Olsen`s family members in Nebraska were anxious when they didn`t hear from her after Hurricane Matthew barreled through Palm Coast.
"The police and sheriff departments were overwhelmed so I called the only other people I could think of... Papa John`s Pizza," Olsen`s grandson, Eric Olsen, posted on Facebook.
As the deliveryman, Lance Tyler, drove up to the home, he noticed instructions read to please call a particular phone number when he got to the house.
Unbeknownst to Tyler, the man on the other end didn`t care about the pepperoni pizza, but rather the woman to whom Tyler was delivering.
"The way that he answered the phone, `Is she there? Is she OK?` It sounded like he was worried," Tyler told CNN affiliate WFTV.
At first Olsen was reluctant to open the door, thinking it was a scammer, because she didn`t have phone service to order anything.
"He knocked on the door and said `Delivery.` I said, `I didn`t order anything.` He says, `Your grandson did,`" said Olsen.
Tyler passed over the cell phone to Olsen.
"(My grandson said) `Grandma, I haven`t talked to you in two days. I got worried about you. You must be hungry by now," said Olsen.
Olsen`s family said they were relieved to learn their grandma was safe, thanks to a special delivery from Papa Johns.
Grandson has pizza delivered to check on grandma after Hurricane Matthew
13 October 2016
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A fresh-baked pizza and a call from a worried grandson were delivered to Claire Olsen in Florida over the weekend.
