Custom mobility bike returned after London, Ont. owner discovers it for sale online
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A university student in London, Ont. now has her “freedom, safety and legs” back after police retrieved a stolen mobility bike from an online seller.
A university student in London, Ont. now has her “freedom, safety and legs” back after police retrieved a stolen mobility bike from an online seller.
“It feels amazing,” said Haven Raeburn-Gibson, a student at Kings University College (KUC) “Honestly, when we got it back, we went on a walk and it honestly took me a few minutes to process that this was the one that had been lost.”
Raeburn-Gibson, 21 had her walking-aid stolen from the back of her family’s vehicle, while out celebrating the seven-year anniversary of her being cancer free. She thought it was gone for good.
However, her friend sent her a link to what looked like her bike on Facebook Marketplace.
“I remember right when I was seeing the pictures, I felt like, in a good way, as if I were going to throw up,” said Raeburn-Gibson. “We had my handles done custom, so from the moment I saw them I knew it was mine.”
Haven said it took all her will power not to wake her parents up at 12:30 a.m. when her friend sent her the online ad. However, she told her parents first thing in the morning.
“We had contacted the police early Friday morning because Haven’s friend had given us a tip that it was for sale on Marketplace,” said Kimberley Raeburn-Gibson, Haven’s mother.
