Kori and his parents went to New York for the operation at New York Presbyterian Hospital in New York.
“Due to bad weather and recent train cancellations, the Amtrak train ride from New York Presbyterian Hospital was longer than expected, leaving us in Boston too late to catch the next train,” Kori wrote on his Facebook page. to post.
It was the middle of winter and very cold, so they decided to put their luggage in a safe place while they waited for the next train to Maine.
Meanwhile, Kori’s mother, Wendy Malenfant, was desperate for Cory to rest somewhere comfortable and warm, so she then called the duty officers if they knew of a place to store their luggage at the station. .
They had planned to then take a taxi to a warmer place while waiting for the next train.
“Unfortunately this train didn’t leave the station for two and a half hours. The station was so cold, there was nowhere to leave our luggage and no option for a comfortable seat/support for my neck.”
Shortly after being questioned about the two duty officers, the officers called the police chief if there was anything they could do for them. Shortly after, the Boston Police Captain came and asked them to follow him.
Then the police captain, Captain Kelly J. We go for a little ride.”
The family thought they were driving around Boston, but later realized they were heading north toward Maine.
“I asked my mom where we were going, and he laughed and said he was kidnapping us and it was perfectly legal. We soon realized he was driving us to Portland, to our car,” Cory wrote.
“He said there was no way I could sit in the cold so soon after the operation and it was a pleasure to guide us.”
With his selfless gesture, the Malenfants made the place safe for their Portland home.
For Captain McCormick, when he heard the family would be waiting for hours at the station in the dead of winter, he knew he had to do something.
“They were very tired. I could see it and it felt like they (were going to) be sitting at Gare du Nord all night no matter what.
“If it made a small difference, it must have had a huge impact on them, which is great, but we love doing it every day. Every officer wants to do it every day.”
