Alone in a foreign country, a young woman is saved by two strangers
- Posted on September 8, 2025
- By NPR
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Alone in a foreign country, a young woman is saved by two strangers

In 1980, Elaine Batchelor was attacked on a night train while backpacking alone in Europe. Two strangers stepped in and stayed by her side for the rest of the 12-hour ride.