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| Wales football manager Chris Coleman helps 'vulnerable' woman | |
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| Wales football manager Chris Coleman has been praised by police after helping to reunite a "vulnerable" elderly woman with her family. | Wales football manager Chris Coleman has been praised by police after helping to reunite a "vulnerable" elderly woman with her family. |
| He saw her by the road in Haverfordwest while driving to an evening roadshow organised by Haverfordwest County FC at Pembrokeshire College. | |
| The woman could not remember where she lived so he arranged for police to meet them at the college. | |
| Dyfed-Powys Police thanked him for his assistance. | |
| Coleman was also visiting visited former Football Association of Wales president Des Shanklin at his Pembroke Dock home. | |
| 'Typical of Chris' | 'Typical of Chris' |
| As he left Mr Shanklin's home and headed away towards the roadshow, he spotted the woman, in her mid 70s, and stopped to help. | |
| A Football Association of Wales spokesman said: "When he saw her, he wasn't going to leave her. He asked her where she lived. She couldn't tell him anything. | A Football Association of Wales spokesman said: "When he saw her, he wasn't going to leave her. He asked her where she lived. She couldn't tell him anything. |
| "He said 'right, I'll take you with me and sort it'. He rang me and a colleague to tell us what had happened and for us to warn the club, to arrange a cup of tea for her when he arrived. | |
| "It's typical of Chris. He would help anyone. He's like that. It's the type of thing he would do." | "It's typical of Chris. He would help anyone. He's like that. It's the type of thing he would do." |
| Coleman did not know the woman had already been reported missing by her family and when police arrived at the college she was quickly reunited with them. | Coleman did not know the woman had already been reported missing by her family and when police arrived at the college she was quickly reunited with them. |
| Cup of tea | Cup of tea |
| Coleman told the Western Telegraph newspaper: "When I made my way to the college I actually missed the turning to go up the hill. | Coleman told the Western Telegraph newspaper: "When I made my way to the college I actually missed the turning to go up the hill. |
| "I was about to try and turn around when I noticed an old lady at the side of the road. She seemed very disorientated and distressed. | "I was about to try and turn around when I noticed an old lady at the side of the road. She seemed very disorientated and distressed. |
| "I asked if she was okay and she said she lived in Haverfordwest but she was lost. So I got her in the car and we drove around a bit to see if she could remember where she lived but she couldn't. | "I asked if she was okay and she said she lived in Haverfordwest but she was lost. So I got her in the car and we drove around a bit to see if she could remember where she lived but she couldn't. |
| "I rang my colleagues, who were already at Pembrokeshire College, to say I was taking her there and asked if they could contact the police. When we got there she had a nice cup of tea and thankfully, the police were able to return her home safely." | "I rang my colleagues, who were already at Pembrokeshire College, to say I was taking her there and asked if they could contact the police. When we got there she had a nice cup of tea and thankfully, the police were able to return her home safely." |
| In a statement, the police said: "Dyfed-Powys Police would like to thank Mr Coleman for his assistance with a vulnerable member of the public. | In a statement, the police said: "Dyfed-Powys Police would like to thank Mr Coleman for his assistance with a vulnerable member of the public. |
| "We fully appreciate he was travelling to an engagement during his busy schedule - yet still took time to ensure the safety of an individual who was in need of help." | "We fully appreciate he was travelling to an engagement during his busy schedule - yet still took time to ensure the safety of an individual who was in need of help." |
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