- Photo courtesy of the Government of New Brunswick
My colleagues Janice Babineau and Dan Bedell from Atlantic Zone shared this story with me and I thought you would enjoy hearing it as well.
Late Tuesday, there was a dramatic rescue in the rural community of Bonny River in southwest New Brunswick, not far from the local fire hall being used as a Red Cross shelter for residents evacuated from their homes because of the floods.
Jennifer Sharkey, the daughter of a Red Cross volunteer managing the shelter, was outside and noticed a car’s headlights suddenly disappear in the distance. Realizing something was wrong, she alerted others who headed down the highway with her to investigate. What they found was a young couple on top of their sinking car in the swollen Magaguadavic River.
Local residents launched a boat and pulled the two motorists to safety. Once back on land they were checked by Jennifer who is a paramedic.
Awesome work Jennifer!
