Nghe An traffic police help a lost 70-year-old woman return home safely
Nghe An - Discovering a 70-year-old woman straying, showing signs of unstable health, the traffic police force supported her to return home.
On October 10th, information from the Traffic Police Department (CSGT) of Nghe An Provincial Police said that the unit had just coordinated with Than Linh Commune Police to bring a 70-year-old woman who got lost back to her family safely.
Previously, at about 12:15 pm, the Traffic Police Department of Nghe An Provincial Police received a report from people about an elderly woman walking alone on a 72m road, in the area intersecting with the coastal road, showing signs of unstable health.
Immediately after receiving the information, the Traffic Police Department sent officers and soldiers to the scene to inspect and verify.
Through contact, functional forces found that the old woman could not determine her way home. Officers and soldiers of the Violation Handling Team, Vinh City Traffic Police Team and Nghi Loc Traffic Police Team coordinated to take care of and ensure the safety of the old woman.
At the same time, the traffic police force contacted the police of neighboring communes and wards to verify the identity and search for relatives.
After nearly 2 hours of verification, at about 2 pm on the same day, Than Linh Commune Police announced that they had identified the old woman as Ms. Dang Thi T. (70 years old), residing in the commune.
According to the family, Ms. T. left home early in the morning, relatives did not know where she went, so they organized a search.
Immediately after determining the residence, the Traffic Police Department coordinated with the Police of Than Linh commune to bring Ms. T. back to her family safely.
Through the incident, the Traffic Police Department of Nghe An Provincial Police recommends that families with elderly people, people with symptoms of memory decline or unstable health need to pay attention to, care for and have appropriate identification measures when relatives go out.
When detecting elderly people showing signs of straying or loss of direction, people need to notify the nearest police agency or local authorities for timely support.
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