Back in the pre-phone Glastonbury days a Redditor is hunting for four good Samaritans who say they diverted home to rescue a frightened student and get her safely back to Bath.
According to the thread, the woman — described as about 5’5, very slim, with long curly brown hair and highlights — was allegedly spiked on the first night (rumours point to a tea tent). She says she lost contact with her friends for three days and, on the Monday after the festival, ended up sitting on the side of the road, too shaken to know what to do. Four lads pulled over, took her the whole way to Bath, made sure she made it inside, and even bought fish and chips because she hadn’t eaten in days.
The story reads like a proper Glastonbury moment: strangers looking out for strangers, detours into the night and people helping each other get home — a different era before everyone carried a phone. The original poster hopes Reddit can track down those who did the rescuing; it’s a long shot but one loaded with festival nostalgia.
If you were there, remember helping someone that week, or know the story, the search is happening on r/glastonbury_festival. Worth a look if you want to reconnect or just be reminded of how messy and kind festival life used to be.
Good luck to the OP — here’s hoping those lads see this and get the thanks they deserve.
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/glastonbury_festival/comments/1p9bn13/veterans_9495/