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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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Snowplow crews in Souris, Prince Edward Island, rescued 18 high school students and driver Sterling Burke from a school bus marooned overnight in deep snow drifts after a severe blizzard. All were reported safe and well, thanks to the bus's heater and warm clothing.
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ON SNOWBOUND SCHOOL BUS
SOURIS, Prince Edward Island
(AP) -
Snowplow crews Saturday
rescued 18 high school students
and a driver marooned overnight
in a school bus on a north shore
road covered by snow
drifts
reaching the level of
the
tele-
phone wires. All were reported
safe and well.
The bus
was
found stalled in
a
drift about 12 miles
west of
this fishing town on the Gulf of
St.
Lawrence
after
the worst
blizzard of the winter.
Though temperatures were near
zero, the bus was new and tight
and the driver, Sterling Burke of
Fortune, was
able
to
run
the
heater periodically. And the boys
and girls were dressed for rough
weather.
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Primary Location
Souris, Prince Edward Island
Event Date
Saturday
Key Persons
Outcome
all were reported safe and well.
Event Details
Snowplow crews rescued 18 high school students and a driver marooned overnight in a school bus on a north shore road covered by snow drifts reaching the level of the telephone wires. The bus was found stalled in a drift about 12 miles west of Souris on the Gulf of St. Lawrence after the worst blizzard of the winter. Though temperatures were near zero, the bus was new and tight and the driver was able to run the heater periodically. The boys and girls were dressed for rough weather.