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Jene Hadlow, 83, enjoys a chuckle with her husband, Lionel, 79, at their home in Forest Hills. The couple, on their first trip into Durban in years, forgot where they had parked their bakkie (behind). Two policewomen recovered it for them.\tPicture: Zanele Zulu<\/p>\n
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\u201cThey must have been heaven-sent because nobody would have helped me and my wife like they did.\u201d <\/p>\n
This is how 79-year-old Lionel Hadlow, of Forest Hills, described two policewomen who went out of their way to track down his bakkie when he found he had forgotten where it was parked. <\/p>\n
Hadlow and his wife, Jene, 83, said they had driven to Durban on Monday to take Jene\u2019s brother to Kings House in Aliwal Street, his Tafta (The Association for the Aged) home. <\/p>\n
The Hadlows had not been to the city in years, but, although he was nervous, he did not expect to get lost. <\/p>\n
\u201cI avoid going into the city because it has changed a lot,\u201d he said. \u201cMy brother in-law has been very sick lately, so we had no choice.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
After a battle to find parking near Kings House, they took the closest spot available. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
When they left Kings House the couple set out for their car \u2013 but couldn\u2019t find it. Two hours later they were tired and convinced the red bakkie must have been stolen. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe walked all over Durban looking for the car and we could not remember where it was parked. We both thought it was stolen.\u201d <\/p>\n
With all hope lost and the heat taking its toll, they sat down to rest, feeling desperate and not knowing how they would get home since they had left all the money they had inside the bakkie. <\/p>\n
\u201cThen I saw an SAPS car and I went over and told the two policewomen what had happened. They asked where they car keys were.\u201d <\/p>\n
The policewoman made them promise to stay where they were while they searched for the vehicle. <\/p>\n
After an hour, the police returned and said they could not find the car. \u201cBut they didn\u2019t give up. Someone else would have said \u2018sorry\u2019 and left us, but they did not.\u201d <\/p>\n
The police then asked the couple how they had got into Durban. <\/p>\n
\u201cI told them through Soldiers Way and they asked us to wait again,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
After 15 minutes, the two \u201cangels\u201d returned with the good news that the bakkie had been found. <\/p>\n
\u201cI hugged and squeezed them and they took us to the car.\u201d <\/p>\n
Good fortune <\/p>\n
Good fortune did not stop there for the couple who last year celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. The Hadlows wanted to go to the South Coast next, and did not know which route would get them there. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe angels got into their car and asked me to follow them. They led us to the freeway.\u201d <\/p>\n
Jene said the policewomen were \u201cunbelievable\u201d. <\/p>\n
\u201cI did not know how to thank them \u2013 they helped strangers.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Lionel added: \u201cI need to find them and invite them for lunch. I need to thank those angels properly. <\/p>\n
Police spokesman Colonel Jay Naicker commended the two police officers for their efforts. <\/p>\n
\u201cI take my hat off to them. That is the service we should expect from all our police officers.\u201d <\/p>\n
He said it was great that they were aware of the old couple\u2019s desperate situation, and hoped that their actions and attitude would be an example to other officers. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe really do appreciate that they helped the couple out in a time of need.\u201d <\/p>\n
He said it was unfortunate that he did not have the names of the policewomen, as he would have congratulated and acknowledged them on record. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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