75-Year-Old Dad Accidentally Boards Wrong Plane and Flies 1,400 Miles to Malta

Photo: PAU BARRENA/AFP/Getty Talk about a detour! Pawel Lawreniuk, 75, accidentally got on the wrong flight on Jan. 6 while he was returning to his home in Poland after spending the Christmas holidays with his daughter in the U.K. Lawreniuk boarded a plane at the Leeds Bradford Airport in West Yorkshire thinking he would arrive at Gdansk, Poland, according to local West Yorkshire paperThe Telegraph & Argus. Instead, he ended up on the Mediterranean island of Malta, south of Italy.

75-Year-Old Fitness Influencer After Losing 68 Lbs. and Taking Up Weightlifting: 'Now I'm Living'

Joan MacDonald.Photo: Joan MacDonald/Instagram One of thebiggest fitness influencerson Instagram is none other than a 75-year-old woman who started herweight loss journeyjust five years earlier. Back in 2016,Joan MacDonald, from Ontario, Canada, was 70 years old, weighed 198 lbs. and was on medication for high blood pressure, high cholesterol and acid reflux. She was dealing with painful arthritis and was rarely active. “I was really huffing and puffing climbing up and down the stairs,” MacDonaldtold MSNBC.

76-Year-Old Man Rescued After Being Trapped in Grain Bin on Ohio Farm for 5 Hours

A man was rescued after being stuck in a grain container for hours at an Ohio farm this week. According to NBC affiliateWLWT, the 76-year-old man, who has not been publicly identified, became stuck in a grain bin on Monday at a farm in Sabina, a village in Clinton County. Firefighters were called to the area around 11:30 a.m. local time, the outlet reported. Wilmington Fire Chief Andy Mason said the man was stuck up to his chest in grain and corn, and crews poked holes in the bin to release some of the grain.

76-Year-Old Wife Charged with Fatally Shooting Terminally Ill Husband in Murder-Suicide Pact

Photo: Volusia Sheriff’s Office A 76-year-old Florida woman is in jail charged with the shooting death of her terminally ill husband. The Daytona Police Department confirmed that officers were dispatched Saturday morning after they received a report of a shooting at the AdventHealth Hospital in Daytona Beach. “Units arrived on scene to find that a female hadshot her terminally ill husbandand had confined herself to his room,” said a police release.

76ers All-Stars Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons Out of NBA All-Star Game Due to COVID Contact Tracing

Joel EmbiidandBen Simmonswill not be participating in Sunday night’sNBA All-Star Gameafter potentially being exposed toCOVID-19.The athletes, both with the Philadelphia 76ers, were exposed before traveling to Atlanta for the annual event, the NBA said in a statement on Sunday. Embiid was set to play withLeBron James' team while Simmons was withKevin Durant’s.“Prior to traveling to Atlanta, Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons had contact with an individual who is confirmed today to have tested positive for the coronavirus,” the statement said.