Both experiencing. once inside their house carroll put in a salad for dinner and answered a few emails and settled in for an evening. she picked up the phone and called her mother ruth who lives in nashville tennessee. she was an amazing daughter who still called her mother every day. ruth was 83 and the call was a nightly ritual. and then at 8 pm, the line went dead. but not before ruth heard something rather terrifying. ruth tried to call back, nothing. and there she was so far away. now worried! so she decided to call the sheriff s department. sheriff s office, how can i help you? yes, my name is ruth kennedy. and i am calling from nashville, tennessee. i was on the phone with my daughter and she screamed and said oh no! and the dolphins than dead.