Customized wheelchair racer stolen
A Regina woman is on the lookout for her customized racing wheelchair after it was stolen last week.
Jessica Frotten, a member of Team Canada, said her wheelchair racer was stolen on or around June 10 or 11 from her apartment parkade on 1800 Hamilton Street.
In a gofundme post, Frotten is quoted explaining that that wheelchair racer she uses to train five times a week had been stolen from her locked garage. The racer was custom built for Frotten who said in the gofundme post that “the racers are completely customized. They’re supposed to be an extension of your body.”
She couldn’t be reached for further comment.
Police were unable to find the chair in their sweep of the parking garage and are still investigating its disappearance.
The racer is silver, with red lettering. It has three wheels and a seat with the large rear wheels made of black carbon-fibre.
“CORIMA,” the brand of the wheelchair, is written on its side in white.
The gofundme has a goal of $15,000. It states this is needed to replace the racer, which costs approximately $7,000 to $10,000. The rest of the money will be spent on travel to Florida where the racers are made. To fit them properly Frotten said they have to “tweak” tiny details and mechanical tolerances on the wheelchair.
According to the International Paralympics Committee, Frotten competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia. According to the gofundme post she aspires to one day compete at the Paralympics, representing Team Canada.
“There are some small leads, but no sign of it yet. I am still hopeful my racer will make it’s way back to me,” said Frotten in a post on Facebook.
“Without this specialized piece of equipment I am unable to train.”
Police are asking anyone with information to come forward as their investigation continues.