Winnipeg family stranded in extreme cold now looking for Good Samaritan
CTV
A Winnipeg family is searching for the Good Samaritan that helped them when their car left them stranded in extreme cold on New Year's Eve.
A Winnipeg family is searching for the Good Samaritan that helped them when their car left them stranded in extreme cold on New Year's Eve.
Jonathon Francisco and his and 73-year-old mother Lolita were driving home from a relative's house on Friday when a flat tire left them stranded in a turning lane on Bishop Grandin Boulevard.
"We were driving, and then I heard a grinding sound," said Francisco. "It was the sound of the tire rim grinding on the concrete, so I pulled over near Bishop and River Road."
Francisco said he called CAA, but hours started to pass and no one showed up. Making matters worse, the car started to run out of gas, meaning the two could not run it for heat in the -33 C weather.
"I didn't know where to set the jack because I've never had to change the tire on that car before," said Francisco.
Around 2:00 a.m., about four hours after being stranded, a Good Samaritan pulled over and offered to help.
"When he stopped to change the tire, outside you could feel the wind and you can see from my fingers I did get a bit of frostbite," Francisco said.
