Police have praised the actions of the public on Wednesday after a man was found to be disorientated and walking in the rain.
Ballycastle NPT attended a call regarding concern for a male's welfare yesterday, and soon found an abandoned vehicle. Tourists from Austria had sighted an older man walking towards Ballycastle in miserable conditions.
They offered him a lift to an address he provided, but on arrival, the people he had hoped lived there did not. The family inside kindly took him in from the downpour of rain outside and kept him warm.
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In a police Facebook post, officers said: "Unfortunately if you were in the Ballycastle or North Coast area yesterday it was a cold and very wet day.
"[This] lovely family who lived there didn’t turn him away into the downpour. They recognised that the man seemed disorientated and a tad confused so they did the right thing and rang for an ambulance and for us.
"Whilst they waited they brought the man into their home, kept him warm by their roaring fire and made him cups of tea. Following this we discovered the man’s car was out of fuel.
"Suddenly whilst chatting with the man one of the family members had reappeared with a can of diesel that they’d bought with their own money to help an absolute stranger in their time of need. This act of kindness, generosity and love was so so heartwarming to see and restored my faith yet again in Humanity.
"Thankfully we managed to contact some family members and get him off to hospital where he got the full health MOT. So to those who helped and showed their kindness to this absolute stranger - thank you! You are amazing."
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