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January 18, 2011
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CANCER SURVIVOR HUMILIATED AT AIRPORT, CHASTISED AT HOME ROCHELLE BAKER RBaker@abbotsfordtimes.com
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bbotsford senior Elizabeth Strecker is a little overwhelmed by the attention her humiliating run-in with airport security in Calgary is garnering. “I got home (Friday) and there were 16 calls waiting on the machine,” said Strecker, who’s been contacted by media and friends from all over “I’d like first of all for them the country. However, the 82-year-old has also had to tell me they are sorry . . .” people – some anonymously – contacting her to criticize her decision to go public – Elizabeth Strecker about the incident. Strecker, who only wanted to draw attention to what she believed were problems in the approach to security at the airport, is distressed by their response. see SECURITY, page A5 – JEAN KONDA-WITTE/TIMES
Elizabeth Strecker is being criticized for going public about an incident with airport security in Calgary.
Heroes pull young driver from submerged car
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Police say victim owes his life to these Good Samaritans
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“He would have drowned. They worked frantically to get him out.” The 21-year-old driver lost control of his Honda Civic after driving along Clayburn Road, which was flooded due to heavy rains. The car spun out and smashed into a hydro pole before plowing into an overflowing ditch. “It was deep enough to almost
group of Good Samaritans in Abbotsford saved the life of a young driver whose car plunged into a water-filled ditch Sunday afternoon, say police. “Heroic is the first word that comes to mind,” said Const. Ian MacDonald. “It’s safe to say the victim owes his life to the people who acted and put themselves in harm’s way.
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abbotsfordtimes.com totally submerge the vehicle . . . and made it impossible to see inside the car,” said MacDonald. Two men on scene jumped into the icy water and pulled the young man – believed to be under water for around two minutes – from the
mangled car. A 30-year-old nurse who was on scene performed first aid until Abbotsford Fire Rescue and B.C. Ambulance arrived. The driver was airlifted to hospital still breathing, but with what are believed to be serious head and internal injuries, said MacDonald. One of the male rescuers was
a 52-year-old man from Mission who was driving a vehicle behind the victim. However, nothing is known about the second rescuer because he did not remain on scene. “You can imagine. He’s plunged himself into a water-filled ditch, and is pretty cold while others are already on scene. He probably felt he’d played his role and went home,” said MacDonald. “But it wouldn’t hurt if he made contact with police.”
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