Husband leaves partner during picnic outing in Poland

In a heartwarming turn of events, a Romanian family was reunited after an unexpected separation on the A3 autobahn. The incident occurred on August 24, 2025, when the family, including a 39-year-old husband and his 37-year-old wife, set off on their journey home from the Bad Camberg rest area.

The husband stopped in the Bavaria region to use the restroom, leaving his wife and their 11-year-old son in the car. Assuming his wife had fallen back asleep, he drove off, unaware that she was not in the vehicle.

Meanwhile, the wife found herself in a troubling situation. She was not in the restroom when she was separated from her family at the Bad Camberg rest area. Overwhelmed and unsure of what to do next, she approached a kind Romanian countryman who helped her use his phone to make a call.

The husband, growing increasingly concerned, called the police emergency number to report his wife missing. The initial search for the wife did not take place at the Bad Camberg rest area, as originally reported, but rather on the A3 autobahn.

The dispatched patrol car from the Wiesbaden Highway Police, along with the joint efforts of the Highway Police of Southeast Hesse, Frankfurt, and Wiesbaden, and the helpful Romanian countryman, played a crucial role in the successful reunion of the family. The wife was found near Hanau, approximately 70 km away from the Bad Camberg rest area, on a Romanian bus.

The family was overjoyed to be reunited, and the wife received a small lecture from her husband after the incident. The question of who was at fault in this case may never be answered, but the incident serves as a reminder of the importance of communication and the kindness of strangers.

For further inquiries, please contact the Police Headquarters Westhessen - Wiesbaden at [email protected], 0611 / 345-4140, or by fax at 0611 / 345-4109.

This information was originally transmitted by the Police Headquarters Westhessen (PASt). There is no publicly available information in the provided sources on who left the woman on Autobahn A3 near Bad Camberg before she was searched for by her husband.