@fox9mn: A 71-year-old legally blind man from West St. Paul is sharing his gratitude after two Metro Transit police officers rescued him from the light rail tracks in St. Paul. Ron Woelfel was trying to catch a bus to Maplewood for his sister's birthday when he lost his way. As darkness descended, he ended up on the light rail tracks, where he tripped and fell, leaving him unable to get up. Unable to reach his phone, Woelfel used his Apple Watch to call 911. Metro Transit Police Officers Tommy Fickett and Patrick Anderson quickly located Woelfel lying on the tracks. They were able to safely remove Woelfel from the dangerous position and transport him to a hospital. Woelfel later sent a letter to Metro Transit, expressing his gratitude to the officers and the 911 dispatcher.

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usernamehomie
usernamehomie :
dude waited that long to call 911
2025-11-25 16:01:32
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dearqueerlybeloved
Spencer Whiteley :
Sometimes I’m like “we don’t have accents in Minneapolis” and then I hear an interview like this….
2025-11-25 12:38:10
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.ilyana.v
ily💚 :
that’s crazy i’m so glad he’s okay but the reenactment is frying me😭
2025-11-27 00:12:00
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calleighrae
Cal :
Omg 🥺 what a beautiful story! So happy Ronald is okay!
2025-11-25 02:57:27
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officially1stylishgirl
Frederica💖 :
Great story with a happy ending! I'm so happy that they helped him out of his situation. He was praying and didn't want to pass away on his sister's birthday what a kind soul. 😢😢😢😢 God is real! 🙏🏽
2025-11-26 23:21:31
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stumpchuggins6969
Stump Chuggins :
ugh i hope after this he can get a service dog to help him get around ❤️‍🩹
2025-11-26 03:50:44
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kraiken999
byrdmatt05 :
i dont wanna die on my sister's birthday even in death he thinks about others first
2025-11-27 16:20:31
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brithevisionary
Bri The Visionary 👁️ :
Glad he got help ❤ as a blind person it’s scary when u get lost
2025-11-25 05:31:31
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patricianolan02
Patti Nolan :
God Bless you officers
2025-11-25 15:37:58
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stephy4lyfe
Stephanie Wilson :
I must have the accent because I can't hear it lol
2025-11-27 18:36:12
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hollyjo_theoriginal
HollyjoXO🩷 :
wait why could he not get up?
2026-02-01 01:55:31
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laceyinminneapolis
Lace face :
💕💕💕 Thank goodness they could find him!
2025-11-25 04:20:09
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stevie.babe2
Stevie ♡ :
wow . I'm from minnesota and believe we don't have an accent ... I guess we do 🤣
2025-11-27 04:18:09
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yungricha1
AR :
Lord! Glad he's okay ❤
2025-11-25 14:49:55
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itsteebitches
Tee :
this is sooo nice a blessing this 71 year old just tryna live life 🥰🥰
2025-11-25 15:19:19
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val3062
val :
God bless to all!
2025-11-25 11:47:46
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_a_millie_
A_Millie 💎 :
JESUS💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 An absolute Miracle 💙
2025-12-29 18:20:52
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mariherrera180
Mari Herrera140 :
God bless them 🙏🙏🙏
2025-11-25 04:44:02
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itsjustgoli
Goli :
He even wrote them a letter 😭❤️
2025-11-26 18:43:09
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ninfastuart3
ninfastuart3 :
hero's thank you officers 🙏❤❤️💋
2025-11-26 19:00:54
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lovedogs1959
LoveDogs B. :
😭😭😭😭😭😭 So glad he's ok
2025-11-25 21:24:43
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drakeisthegoatngl
serenaa :
awww🥹🥹
2025-11-25 17:01:45
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jake_audette
Jakedafrickensnake :
Maplewood mentioned🙌
2025-11-25 16:04:05
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riagoesnorth
𝄃𝄃𝄂𝄂𝄀𝄁 RIA 𝄀𝄁𝄃𝄂𝄂𝄃 :
Is there a better way to indicate entrance to the light rail garage yard is unsafe for the legally blind? Sounds like a good opportunity to address this accessibility oversight to avoid other instances like this from happening again.
2025-11-26 18:48:01
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ninyeoyeera
𝓝𝓲𝓷𝔂𝓮 𝓞𝔂𝓮𝓮𝓻𝓪 ✨ :
this is what we need in the whole world God bless officer
2026-01-27 11:33:07
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