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Pensioner carried off by runaway scooter
An 87-year-old Cornish woman had to be rescued by police after her mobility scooter sped out of control.
Eileen Bishop was on her way to church with husband Anthony in Perranporth when she suddenly shot off.
Police later found her heading along the A3075 towards Newquay, five miles from home, reports the Daily Telegraph.
Mr Bishop said: "Suddenly she passed me at full tilt. I shouted after her, but she is a bit deaf. I couldn't chase her as I have had a triple heart bypass.
"She just disappeared off the radar," he added. "I was just about in tears."
Mr Bishop and a neighbour then searched for his wife, before reporting her missing to the police.
Police officers later found Mrs Bishop after a motorist reported a mobility scooter "swerving" across the road near Pendown Cross, five miles away.
Mrs Bishop said that she was not sure how she became separated from her husband: "I just lost him," she said. "I was half asleep to tell you the truth."
Michael Ginnelly, a police community support officer, rode the scooter back to Mr and Mrs Bishops' home.
He said: "I think Mrs Bishop just gripped the controls and went too fast and held on for dear life."