Manitoba woman killed in Dominican Republic bus crash remembered as 'fearless' adventurer
CBC
A Manitoba woman who died after a bus accident in the Dominican Republic on Sunday is being remembered as a "fearless" traveller who was passionate about exploring the world.
Global Affairs Canada confirmed in a statement that two Canadians were killed after a tourist bus crashed near Cumayasa, around 100 kilometres west of Punta Cana.
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Brittany Fullerton told CBC News that RCMP officers confirmed her grandmother Colleen Fullerton, 67, of Lockport, Man., died in the accident.
The family received the official death notice on Monday, but Fullerton said local news outlets in the Dominican Republic had already published her grandmother's name.
She said her grandmother was a "fearless" traveller, who had recently visited Scotland to learn more about her family heritage.
"My literal worst nightmare was this situation and I told her that every time, that I was worried for her. And she told me, 'You can't live your life in fear. You can't let that dictate how you live your life, and things happen and you can't be afraid of them,'" Fullerton said of Colleen.
"And she did just that," she said, voice wavering. "And I respect her a lot for it."
Fullerton said her grandfather John Fullerton, 70, was injured in the crash and was still recovering in the hospital. It's unclear what condition he was in as of Tuesday night.
The couple left Winnipeg for a two-week vacation in the Dominican Republic on Sunday morning, just hours before the accident, Fullerton said.
She said the family has been speaking to her grandparents' travel companions — who are still there — over the phone, trying to get more information about what happened. But they haven't been able to speak to John.
It's unclear if he knows about Colleen's passing, she said.
"We haven't talked to my grandpa. That's the most frustrating thing about this. He's lost his wife. His travel companions are injured as well. He's in a foreign place. He's experiencing grief and loss and we can't even be with him," Fullerton said.
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