A GROUP of teenagers have restored a Rubery pensioner’s ‘faith in humanity’ after they whisked her to safety when she fell and broke her femur on a dog walk.
Beacon View resident, 88-year-old Evelyn Jones, was walking her dog near Lickey Hills Golf Course on the evening of April 30 when her foot was caught in the trailing lead of another pooch who had approached her.
Evelyn fell and broke her femur, leaving her debilitated, in pain and unable to move to safety. The owners of the dog who had accidentally tripped Evelyn came to her aid and called her an ambulance.
After the unfortunate news of a two-hour wait for emergency care, four teenagers ran to her aid and between them made a make-shift stretcher to lead her to safety.
The group of youngsters, 17-year-old Noah Wareham, 16-year-old Joe Oliver, 17-year-old Louise Allsopp, and another 17-year-old girl, carried Evelyn up to Beacon Hill and looked after her, alongside Evelyn’s son and daughter in law, while the ambulance arrived.
Her daughter in law is a physiotherapist, who helped the youngsters move Evelyn safely.
Evelyn told the Standard: “It was a frightening experience, especially as it was getting dark and colder.
“I was so grateful to them, They were true heroes.
“You don’t often hear good things about young people. It gave me faith in humanity, I thought they needed a bit of praise.”
After the injury, Evelyn spent nearly two weeks in hospital having needed surgery which has left her with a steel rod in her thigh bone.
Evelyn said: “I’m recovering, it has been extremely painful. It’s going to take a while.”
To thank the youngsters for their efforts, Evelyn invited them to her home on Wednesday evening (May 28).
During their visit, the group of four teenagers explained what the unexpected evening was like for them. The group recognised that Evelyn was in a great deal of pain and realised the few adults supporting her would be unable to move her.
They added: “We wanted to help so we went to find something we could use as a stretcher.
“We found a pedestrian barrier in a bush and with the help of some others she was put on the stretcher and we carried her to Beacon Hill to wait for the ambulance.”
