2 Nagoya high school students praised for guiding home lost woman in her 90s
NAGOYA -- Aichi Prefectural Police's Tenpaku Police Station presented letters of appreciation to two local high school students on Sept. 28 for helpin
In a heartwarming display of compassion, two high school students in Nagoya have been commended for their role in guiding a lost elderly woman, in her 90s, back to her home. On the evening of September 1st, Mutsuki Tominaga and Uika Takagi, both 15-year-old first-year students at Tokai Gakuen High School, noticed an elderly woman repeatedly wandering back and forth near a park in Tenpaku Ward.
Concerned due to the heavy traffic, the girls approached the woman and offered assistance. The woman expressed her uncertainty about how to find her way home, providing them with her address from a piece of paper in her bag. The students remained with her for approximately 20 minutes, ensuring she had time to rest at various intervals throughout her four-hour journey.
Despite her family having filed a missing person report, Tominaga expressed her satisfaction in helping someone, while Takagi admitted she had underestimated the seriousness of the situation. Nagoya's Tenpaku Police Chief, Kenichi Ochiai, praised the students' courageous actions, urging others to call the 110 emergency number if they encounter individuals who appear lost.
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