TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Police recently helped an Indonesian female solo climber stranded on a mountain highway in central Taiwan find a place to stay overnight.

A female climber from Indonesia recently went to climb the Hehuan North Peak in the Hehuan Mountain area, CNA reported Tuesday (Feb. 14). After she reached the summit and came down to the trailhead, it was almost 5 p.m., and the last minibus operated by Nantou Bus and all taxis on the mountain had left, so she walked toward Wuling along the mountain highway.

Police officer Peter Lai (賴彼得) of the Hehuan Police Station was driving back to the station when he drove by the hiker walking by herself along Provincial Highway 14A at dusk, according to CNA.

The hiker seemed a bit shy to ask Lin for help at first, according to the report. However, Lai saw from the rearview mirror that the woman turned her head to watch the patrol car drive past. The officer turned back and asked the hiker if she needed help, the report said.

The hiker removed her shayla and identified herself as “Xianni” (仙妮) from Indonesia. She said in Mandarin that she was heading to Taichung Station, but there seemed to be no buses available.

At first, the officer drove her to Wuling, trying to find tourists to give her a ride to Qingjing to catch a bus down the mountain. However, when he arrived at the Wuling parking lot, no one was there, according to the report.

So, Lai drove her to the Cuei Fong Police Station of the Nantou County Police Bureau for help. There Xianni expressed her wish to find a place to stay overnight and then catch a bus down the mountain the next day. Lai and Cuei Fong Police Station Chief Chang Sheng-hua (張勝華) helped her find a bed and breakfast in Qingjing.

After two officers dropped her off at the bed and breakfast, Xianni thanked them repeatedly for getting her to safety.