German man with “immense upper body strength” travels 130 miles in wheelchair to propose, has bad luck all around

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Story tinged with sadness…after the jump

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A German pensioner who travelled 130 miles in his wheelchair to propose marriage to his elderly girlfriend ended up being rescued by police after his offer was spurned. The 67-year-old pushed himself in his wheelchair from Minden to Salzwedel in a bid to win the hand and heart of a 66-year-old widow he had met on holiday. The journey took four days—but in two minutes he was told he was wasting his time. On his lonely trek home he spied a field of maize and, feeling hungry, decided to nibble on a corn-cob or two. Unfortunately, his wheelchair caught in a rut and sent him flying. He called police with his mobile telephone and they got him back on the road. Guido Koch, a Salzwedel police spokesman, said: ‘He didn’t have a lot of luck. Not even in the cornfield—it was for animal feed and totally inedible for humans. We offered him a lift home but he refused. He said he wanted to be alone with his thoughts. He must have immense upper body strength.’

[Story by Allan Hall, via news.scotsman.com]

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