Bike stolen from Victoria nurse found by police patrol officer

Bike stolen from Victoria nurse found by police patrol officer
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The story of a bike stolen from under a nurse’s nose as she administered COVID-19 vaccines has a happy ending.

Sara Wiwcharuk, a registered nurse, had her bike stolen outside the Victoria Conference Centre on Douglas Street Tuesday.

Inside, the nurse worked a four-hour shift administering COVID-19 vaccines.

The story took off after she posted to social media about the missing bike, with many people aghast that a nurse’s bike was stolen as she administered vaccines — and during National Nurse’s Week.

“That was posted and reposted, friends and then people from the community, old colleagues commenting,” Wiwcharuk said. “So it’s been quite a lovely response, heartwarming.”

Trek bikes, the manufacturer of her stolen bike, even stepped forward to give her a new set of wheels.

But overnight, an eagle-eyed police officer found the original bike.

Police say he recovered Wiwcharuk’s stolen bike just before 2 a.m. on Herald Street and she had been notified it was found.

“We’ll be happy to get it back to her later today,” Victoria police tweeted.

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