Overview
- Paralysed former jockey Sarah Gaisford, now a leading British wheelchair tennis player, had her car stolen in Buckfastleigh with her sports wheelchair and rackets inside.
- Her social media appeal spurred locals to check CCTV and send tips that helped police locate the car in Ogwell.
- A rider then spotted her wheelchair in a hedge near Denbury, and police recovered it along with her racket bag from nearby land.
- The vehicle was left with two shredded tyres, and some rackets were soaked and may be affected.
- Devon & Cornwall Police are investigating the theft under crime reference 50260124473.