Police are thanking a Good Samaritan for his quick thinking in helping reunite a missing woman with her family.

Last Saturday afternoon, members of the  OPP Chatham Detachment were called to the westbound Highway 401 near Communication Road in Chatham for a report of a car broken-down by the road. 

According to police, a Good Samaritan stopped to help the motorist, and once he spoke to the driver, determined the motorist needed additional assistance and called police.

Police say officers determined that a family member of the 82-year-old from Waubaushene had contacted the Southern Georgian Bay OPP Detachment at approximately 4:10 p.m. the same day to report the individual as missing.