The Brief
- A legally blind man was rescued by Metro Transit officers after getting stuck on light rail tracks.
- The man was trying to reach a bus stop for a birthday celebration when he got lost.
- Officers found him after he used his Apple Watch to call for help.
WEST ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – A 71-year-old man from West St. Paul is grateful to two Metro Transit police officers who saved him after he got lost and trapped on light rail tracks.
Reunion with officers
What we know:
Tommy Fickett and Patrick Anderson, the officers who rescued Ron Woelfel, reunited with him three months after the incident.
“Thank you very much for saving my life,” Woelfel told them.…