A young man on the side of the Southern Motorway is helped by police. One motorist thought the young man was dead and called the emergency services. Photo / Supplied
A young man on the side of the Southern Motorway is helped by police. One motorist thought the young man was dead and called the emergency services. Photo / Supplied
A young man was spotted walking on Auckland's Southern Motorway before appearing to take a nap close to the road early yesterday.
Emiel Logan, of Counties Manakau police, said police received several calls from concerned motorists on the stretch of highway near Ramarama about 6am yesterday.
One motorist, who contactedthe Herald, said he thought the man was dead when he saw him lying about 2km from an on-ramp.
"Upon spotting his lifeless-looking body, I stopped and called emergency services.
"It took about half an hour for a cop to arrive, who walked over, tapped his leg to try to wake him, was unsuccessful, bent over, grabbed his ear with a finger and twisted it quickly, which woke him up really fast."
