After becoming stuck, one motorist opened the door of the vehicle which blew off with the wind. The vehicle, with three occupants inside, was at risk of blowing over an embankment.
RCMP NL thanks snow plow operators who came to the rescue of stranded motorists in the wreckhouse area on Monday (February 17). Winds at the time were gusting to 150 km/hr and coupled with snow provided extremely poor winter driving conditions. Cpl Jolene Garland says on Monday morning, two motorists became stuck and stranded on the TCH. After becoming stuck, one motorist opened the door of the vehicle which blew off with the wind. The vehicle, with three occupants inside, was at risk of blowing over an embankment.
Another motorist was stuck partially off of the highway in white out conditions. Garland says police and other first responders were unable to travel on the TCH. Snow plow operators with the provincial department of Transportation and Infrastructure, based out of Doyles and Port aux Basques, located the stranded motorists and brought them to safety. RCMP NL thanks the involved snow plow operators for going above and beyond to potentially save the lives of those stranded.
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