THE FLOODS IN PAJARO LEFT MANY WITHOUT BASIC NECCESSITIES.. INCLUDING ONE MAN WHO LOST HIS ELECTRIC WHEEL CHAIR .....BUT NOW A STRANGER HAS STEPPED UP TO HELP. ACTION NEWS 8 REPORTER JAKE FLORES IS LIVE IN PAJARO WITH MORE. ERIN.. SO MANY IN THIS TOWN LOST SO MUCH IN THE FLOODING....STORY AFTER HEARTBREAKING STORY.... INCLUDING ONE MAN WHO LOST HIS WAY OF GETTING AROUND TOWN.. LUCKILY.. SOMEONE HAS STEPPED UP TO HELP. SOT--VID 8389 30:45-30:49 <MY NEW BEST FRIEND.> VO-- AS THE SAYING GOES.. ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS...IN THIS CASE.. WORDS AND ACTION WERE ON THE SAME OCTAVE. DESPITE A LANGUAGE BARRIER AND LIVING IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE CENTRAL COAST... ONE SOQUEL MAN DECIDED TO HELP OUT A PAJARO RESIDENT WHO LOST HIS ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR DURING THE FLOODS.. 8362 00:27;15 - 00:36;15 FRANCISCO ZAMORA "PUES SE MOJO, Y YA LO TIRAMOS. PUES YA NO PRENDIO, AHI LO TENIA EN ESE CUARTO. Y SE ENTRO EL AGUA COMO UN METRO DOS O MAS" WELL IT GOT WET AND WE THREW IT OUT. IT DIDNT TURN ON ANYMORE, WE HAD IT IN THAT ROOM AND ABOUT A METER OR TWO OF WATER FLOODED IN VO-- FRANCISCO ZAMORA, AN 81-YEAR- OLD PAJARO RESIDENT, WAS IN DESPERATE NEED OF ANOTHER ELECTRIC MOBILITY VEHICLE. VO-- 78-YEAR-OLD VIETNAM VET, JOHN FRASER.. HEARD ABOUT FRANCISCO'S STORY AND DECIDED TO TAKE ACTION. 8362 02:05;27 - 02:15;00 FRANCISCO ZAMORA "NO PUES MI DUELEN MUCHO LOS PIES Y POR ESO USABA LA CIA PAR ANDAR POR AHI. YA LOS PIES NO ME AYUDAN TENGO 81 ANOS" WELL MY FEET HURT A LOT, AND THATS WHY I USED MY CHAIR TO GO AROUND, MY FEET DONT HELP ME NOW THAT I'M 81 YEARS OLD. SOT--VID 8389 31:20- 31:23---31:26-31:28 <LAST NIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, I WOKE UP AND I SAID.> <HE COULD USE A SCOOTER. JOHN TOLD ME THAT HE'LL BE RETURNING TOMORROW TO BRING CHARGING CABLES, A MANUAL BOOK ON HOW TO OPERATE THE SCOOTER.. AND A BASKET THAT FRANCISCO CAN ATTACH TO THE SC
Veteran donates scooter to senior who lost electric wheelchair in flood
Updated: 1:22 PM EDT Apr 13, 2023
Many Californians living along the state's Central Coast lost important belongings during the floods that impacted the coast over a month ago, including one man who lost his way of getting around town. Luckily, someone stepped up to help. Despite a language barrier and living in different parts of California, John Fraser, a Vietnam veteran, decided to help a man who lost his electric wheelchair in the flood.“Last night in the middle of the night, I woke up and I said, ‘he could use a scooter. I have too many scooters,’ Fraser said. "So, I said, 'I'm going to call, but how do I reach Channel 8?'"Fraser contacted our sister station KSBW 8 in Salinas, California, to discuss his idea of helping out. Francisco Zamora, 81, was the recipient of the kind gesture.“Well, it got wet, and we threw it out. It didn’t turn on anymore, we had it in that room and about a meter or two of water flooded in,” Zamora told KSBW 8 in Spanish. “My feet hurt a lot, and that’s why I used my chair to get around. My feet don’t help me now that I'm 81 years old.”John Fraser showed up at Zamora’s home, set up the scooter, and had him take it for a spin. As Zamora circled the parking lot with an ear-to-ear grin, Fraser couldn’t help but be overcome with joy. “The joy is for me and me alone. I just couldn't be happier,” Fraser said. Fraser says that he’ll be returning to Zamora’s residence to bring over a charging cable, a manual on how to operate the scooter, and a little basket that can be attached to the back whenever Zamora goes grocery shopping.
Many Californians living along the state's Central Coast lost important belongings during the floods that impacted the coast over a month ago, including one man who lost his way of getting around town.
Luckily, someone stepped up to help.
Despite a language barrier and living in different parts of California, John Fraser, a Vietnam veteran, decided to help a man who lost his electric wheelchair in the flood.
“Last night in the middle of the night, I woke up and I said, ‘he could use a scooter. I have too many scooters,’ Fraser said. "So, I said, 'I'm going to call, but how do I reach Channel 8?'"
Fraser contacted our sister station KSBW 8 in Salinas, California, to discuss his idea of helping out. Francisco Zamora, 81, was the recipient of the kind gesture.
“Well, it got wet, and we threw it out. It didn’t turn on anymore, we had it in that room and about a meter or two of water flooded in,” Zamora told KSBW 8 in Spanish. “My feet hurt a lot, and that’s why I used my chair to get around. My feet don’t help me now that I'm 81 years old.”
John Fraser showed up at Zamora’s home, set up the scooter, and had him take it for a spin. As Zamora circled the parking lot with an ear-to-ear grin, Fraser couldn’t help but be overcome with joy.
“The joy is for me and me alone. I just couldn't be happier,” Fraser said.
Fraser says that he’ll be returning to Zamora’s residence to bring over a charging cable, a manual on how to operate the scooter, and a little basket that can be attached to the back whenever Zamora goes grocery shopping.
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