A driver heading down a treacherous wooded freeway spotted a little girl on the side of the road, barefoot and alone. She was frantically waving her arms in an effort to flag down someone for help. The driver pulled over, and the desperate girl led them to a horrible scene, far from where she was found.
and waved down a vehicle to help her family. Miraculously, one of the drivers who stopped for her was a paramedic. The fact that the good Samaritan was medically trained for emergencies is likely what saved Angela’s life or at least prevented her from being permanently paralyzed.
“He stayed with me until I regained consciousness and I could see Lexi lying down next to the highway and that someone else had the baby,” Angela said. “It took him five tries before he could get cell service to call 911,” she recalled.
The off-duty paramedic knew that moving Angela’s body could result in paralysis. The average individual could have made the mistake of trying to pull her out, which would have been tragic. The family was taken by ambulance to Seton-Jasper Healthcare Centre. Angela and Lexi were later airlifted to the University of Alberta Hospital in Edmonton. Peter was taken by ground ambulance and arrived later that night.
Angela broke her back in at least two places and had significant internal bleeding. She needed to have her spleen removed and other organs repaired. Peter underwent neurosurgery to alleviate swelling in his brain. Miraculously, Lexi had nothing but a scratch on her chin.
