Elderly man stranded on electric scooter rescued by police in Taiwan

Police in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, rescued a 73-year-old man whose electric scooter ran out of battery, leaving him stranded in the middle of a busy road. The incident occurred when officers from the Xinjia Police Station were on patrol in Fengshan District.

Officers discovered Mr. Chen stuck in traffic, unable to move his scooter. They immediately assisted him by pushing the vehicle to the side of the road and helped him find a place to rest and charge the scooter while checking on his well-being.

During their conversation, officers noticed the elderly man could not clearly recall his name, address, or family contact information. While looking into his details, they discovered a missing person post on social media that matched the description of the man they had found. His family had reported him missing after he left home at 5 a.m. to buy breakfast and had not returned.

After confirming his identity, the police took Mr. Chen back to the station to rest before notifying his family. His granddaughter, upon seeing him safe, expressed immense gratitude to the police for their timely intervention and for bringing her grandfather home.

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The officers immediately got out of the car to help, first pushing the electric scooter to a safe place and assisting with charging it, while also caring for the elderly man's physical condition and letting him rest.