An 87-year-old woman was rescued by police more than 8km from her home after she lost control of her mobility scooter on the way to church.
Eileen Bishop sped away from husband Anthony at speeds of up to 19km/h on the runaway scooter.
"Suddenly she passed me at full tilt,'' Mr Bishop told the BBC .
"I shouted after her but she is a bit deaf. I couldn't chase her as I've had a triple heart bypass.
"She just disappeared off the radar."
Mr Bishop, from Cornwall in the United Kingdom, said he and a neighbour searched for his wife and then went to the police station to report her missing. "I was just about in tears," he said.
But the experience was not so traumatic for Mrs Bishop.
"I just lost him. I was half asleep to tell you the truth," she said.
Officers found Mrs Bishop after a motorist reported a mobility scooter "swerving" across the road.
Police believe Mrs Bishop gripped the controls and went too fast, and then "held on for dear life".
It took a police community support officer an hour to ride the scooter back to the Bishops' home.
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