A man wanted to go out to eat with his wife in Fürth and dropped her off at the restaurant.
Then he went looking for a parking space - and ended up somewhere else entirely.
A senior wanted to go out to eat with his wife in Fürth on his birthday.
He dropped her off at the restaurant and looked for a parking space for the car.
He landed in Obernzenn - around 50 kilometers away.
Fürth / Obernzenn - Curious incident in
Franconia
: An 89-year-old wanted to
go out to eat
with his wife on the occasion of his birthday in
Fürth
, not far from Nuremberg *.
He dropped his wife at the
restaurant
and looked for a
parking space
- and ended up in
the Neustadt an der Aisch - Bad Windsheim district
around 50 kilometers away
.
This reports
nordbayern.de
Man (89) wants to eat in Fürth - and ends up looking for a parking space 50 kilometers away
In
Obernzenn
, a local resident observed a suspicious foreign vehicle around 11:45 p.m. on Thursday.
According to the report, the car drove into a
forest
, which is why the neighbor called the police *.
When the officers searched the forest, they discovered a dark
Mercedes
far off a path
.
Odd drive when looking for a parking space near Nuremberg: Police organize return journeys for senior citizens
According to the
police
, the
89-year-old was
disoriented and obviously in a helpless position.
The senior's wife had previously notified the police after her
husband had
not returned from looking for a parking space after a long time.
The police took care of the senior and, according to
nordbayern.de,
organized
a return trip for him.
The stuck Mercedes initially stopped in the
forest
.
With the presence of mind, a 77-year-old prevented a collision with another car in Dornach *.
However, because of that he hit a traffic light.
An 87-year-old Tölzer drove into a car on Tuesday without reporting the damage.
It wasn't the first incident of its kind. *
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(kam / dpa) * Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen digital editorial network.