Double amputee rides 16km to deliver groceries to his bedridden best mate amid coronavirus panic

Incredible story of mateship: Double amputee defies coronavirus fears and rides 16km to deliver groceries to his bedridden best friend who is virtually blind and can’t shop for himself

  • Mike Flynn, 53, rides 16kms to deliver groceries to his disabled best mate 
  • Peter Milne, 63, is legally blind, has a heart condition and type-one diabetes 
  • Mr Flynn makes the trip so his mate survives during the coronavirus pandemic 
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A double amputee who rides his bike 16km to Coles to shop for his blind and bedridden best mate has captured the hearts of ordinary Aussies. 

Mike Flynn, 53, rides from his home in Brisbane, Queensland, to Coles in Newmarket 5kms away for the supermarket’s ‘community hour’, which allows disabled people or the elderly special access to the store so they don’t have to battle the crowds.

Once Mike has done his shopping he loads his tricycle full of groceries and then pedals 3km to the home of his best friend Peter Milne, 63. 

Peter is legally blind, has a heart condition and type-one diabetes, and is virtually bedridden.

Mike shops for Peter despite being in the ‘at risk’ category for coronavirus himself.   

Despite being a double amputee, Mike Flynn, 53, rides his bike to Coles to shop for his best mate who is blind and disabled 

CORONAVIRUS CASES IN AUSTRALIA: 857

New South Wales: 382

Victoria: 178

Queensland: 184

Western Australia: 52 

South Australia: 42

Tasmania: 10

Australian Capital Territory: 4

Northern Territory: 3

TOTAL CASES:  857

DEAD: 7

‘Look at him, no legs and he’s still out doing this for me,’ Peter said during a segment for 7News.

‘If the roles were reversed you’d do the same for me,’ Mike replied.  

Mike appeared on Sunrise on Friday and told host David Koch that he had known Peter for 20 years.

‘When I went through my divorce 10 years ago, he took me in. I stayed in his room for two weeks and after that I was ready to face the world again. 

‘I love him like a brother.’ 

Since a news crew randomly interviewed Mike at Coles, his story has gone viral online.

Speaking about the response of Australians to his story he said: ‘ ‘I’m truly humbled. I just did what anyone would do. This is Australian mateship.’ 

Since a news crew randomly interviewed Mike at Coles his story has gone viral online (pictured: Newmarket Coles, Brisbane, Queensland)

Since a news crew randomly interviewed Mike at Coles his story has gone viral online (pictured: Newmarket Coles, Brisbane, Queensland)

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