B.C. plow operator praised for speedy, potentially life-saving work
CRANBROOK, B.C. — A snowplow operator in southeastern British Columbia is being praised for his role in saving the life of an elderly man.
Vern Radloff rushed to assist first responders in Cranbrook to reach the 73-year-old who had fallen at his isolated home several days earlier, but had finally managed to reach a phone to call for help.
Radloff, a plow operator for the City of Cranbrook for nearly 30 years, says he couldn’t believe what awaited him at the rural property.
He says about 25 centimetres of untouched snow blanketed the meandering, 2.5-kilometre driveway leading to the house where the injured man awaited rescue.