Media Availability: Calgary Transit employees reunite lost four-year-old with parents

On Tuesday evening, a four-year-old boy became separated from his parents at Westbrook Station and hopped onto a CTrain alone.

As the train left the station, the boy’s frantic dad immediately hit the help phone button alerting Calgary Transit staff to what had happened.

Thanks to great work by Calgary Transit staff, the lad was quickly reunited with his relieved parents after hitching a ride in the driver cabs of two CTrains.

Today, the parents, along with their son will meet with two CTrain drivers and other Calgary Transit employees, who assisted in the rescue, to say thank you.

What: Calgary Transit reunites lost four-year-old boy with worried parents.

Where: Westbrook Station (outbound platform)

When: Today, Wednesday, February 24 at 11 a.m.

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