On Feb 2 an elderly man went to a local police station on Siyuan Street in Taipei, anxiously asking for help to find Qidong Street. The police officer on duty, Lin Chuang-ping, gave him directions and did not think too much about it at first, but when he saw the man go in the opposite direction, he felt something was not quite right. He ran after the man and stopped him.
It occurred to Lin that Qidong Street was 3km away and, noting that the man had no sense of direction even though he was only walking, he surmised that he was suffering from dementia. After checking, he found out the man, surnamed Ni, was 86 years old. Learning that Ni had been cold and hungry the entire day, Lin quickly gave him a hot meal and made sure that he was comfortable. Lin also discovered that Ni’s family had reported him as missing that morning. He was then able to contact Ni’s family and successfully helped him return home.
(Liberty Times, translated by Yu-an Tu)
Photo Wang Kuan-jen, Liberty Times, from a police photo
照片:自由時報記者王冠仁翻攝
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(自由時報記者王冠仁)
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