ay vee Bile er He ae Dear Editor: “~~ You published a good photo of a North Shore rescue team bringing me down Mount: Seymour on Victoria Day, and so lt thought your readers might like to know a little more about the episode: from the point of view of the rescuee. Like all tnpleasant events, this one had a-silver lining: | had the opportunity to experience first-hand » the extraordinary kindness and com- petence of total strangers. _ The trail was very busy that day. “(Lowas the “straw: that broke . the camel's back” when the snow cover. ing the trail at that point collapsed under me), Lili and Tony Yang [rom Vancouver witnessed the accident; Lili stayed with me several hours despite being chilled and.tired her- self, and although we were 40 min- utes up the mountain from the park- -ing ‘lot Tony raced down for help and raced up again with a life-sav- “=. ing blanket. Next along was’ the . Williams family from Coquitlam.. Celinda Williams took on the role of leader, giving guidance to lots of people around who didn’t know what to do. In Celinda’s hands I. felt safe; she stayed with me . throughout, looked after my dogs. ‘“- Her brother and sister also, lent _$upport and her son Joshua (age 14) ‘rallied round trying to find a use for the first-aid kit in his knapsack and helping to reassure the degs. , Deserving : of very public: praise and thanks is the rescue team. from ‘\ < the North Shore. ‘+ By the time they. reached me. I . was becoming hypothermic and had * low blood pressure. To understand the value of superbly delivered help, ‘ane really has to experience their :- kindness and competence when one is in‘agony and helpless. *.Not only did they. supply imme- ‘diate. physical help, but there were - gentle, calm, strong and reassuring “and helped me overcome my humil- -iation by’ pointing out it could have ., happened to anyone. ‘ . cient team: Lieut. Ray Rogers, Greg . ” Smith and Dave Galpin from Depot °290,"and Capt. John Weir and fire-.: . “fighters * Bill ... Bruce, Kevin ‘Broadbent and Kit Little. ' «The: stretcher had to be handed. * down over extremely ‘tugged and’ “steep terrain — yet at no time was ‘the 170 Ibs: of me ever burnped or scared! If it had not been’ for the have been an exciting experience. I-think the community is very lucky to. .have such exceptionally -able “and sensitive people. taking “care of emergencies. They enabled me to keep it together until reaching the safety of the ambulance; when | then succumbed ‘to. the stress and “shock, | was cared for by yet anoth- -er_kind person whose name'l have . been unable to find out. , 1 am now able to rnove about '. again and able to communicate what I learned from, the experience in ~addition’ : to.. the “kindness © of “ strangers.. ; ‘pe Thinking ‘of Reform MP -Ted "~- White’s call for victims of accidents ‘to be billed for their rescue, 1 could _ only agree with him in cases where “: people act irresponsibly. by going “+ into dangerous’areas off the trail. In this case, there were probably ‘more: people. walking ‘that trail on “| May 22 than walk the street any day _ outside of ‘my Vancouver home; “there was no indication of danger “and:'scores of people had already stepped in the spot where the snow. “ gave. way. ‘It makes no sense to me to regard “people more responsible for their jountain rescue lauded by -They ‘formed an incredibly effi-. * excruciating pains inside, it would’. | COMPUTER ie SOM GNMENT STORE 0, ACRES Bring in your old apue bp & AY computer for pt consignment - “-— FOR She Bf aor a 4G, (9 Op Q No appointment ash by nv i necessary, V nacint colo we As) My ? ; Shop early for best selection! P.C. GALORE CONSIGNMENT LTD. 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