Elderly woman in 'Home Alone' gaffe

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It's unlikely they could've claimed for it on their travel insurance, but a panicked couple were forced to make an urgent call to Port of Dover Police after accidentally leaving their elderly mother in a car park before hopping on a ferry to France.

The pair only remembered they had left the woman sitting inside a vehicle when they were half-way across the Channel.

Police officers managed to find the woman and give her a drink, before her relatives, thought to be from the Merseyside area, returned from their cruise.

The incident was mentioned in the Port of Dover Police's monthly report for March.

"An unusual telephone request for assistance was received in the police control room from a couple who were on board a ferry advising that they had forgotten that their elderly mother was still in their car that they had parked in the multi-storey car park ahead of their day trip," the entry said.

"Officers located the vehicle and ensured the safety and welfare of the elderly lady until her 'grown-up' children returned several hours later ..."

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