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Storm victim left to freeze
Neeland Rumble was dedicated to his family, job and was employed in a rural area near Ridgetown. The 41-year-old set out from his home in Sarnia early Monday evening, heading to work as a Securitas security guard at a solar farm, as the snowstorm turned even more fierce, trapping hundreds in vehicles around southern Ontario.
A passing motorist found Rumble's bright yellow 2003 Cavalier -- a reliable car his family helped him purchase in October -- around noon Tuesday on a lightly travelled road.
Police say Rumble's frozen body was found nearby.
Emergency Management Ontario issued a Red Alert from Sarnia to London because of heavy blowing snow causing zero visibility. Lambton County Warden, Steve Arnold, declared a state of Emergency for the Lambton area at 9:45 pm Monday December 13th. OPP estimate over 360 vehicles are stuck on Highway 402 between Sarnia and County Road 22.
Rob Cheshire, resident of Windsor spoke to M.P.P. Bob Bailey (Sarnia-Lambton) on Wednesday about the Province’s delayed response and action to the situation and suggested that there might yet be fatalities. Unfortunately his prediction was accurate. Mr. Cheshire, says “this is totally unacceptable and we should be demanding answers! We offer our sincerest condolences to the family in this sad and unnecessary tragedy”.
Some waited thirty-five(35) hours for rescue according to The Windsor Star and other media sources. Cheshire said: “There is no way in hell that almost four hundred lives should have been put at risk. This is absolutely unacceptable and totally unnecessary”. Some are insisting that an investigation ensue as to why alerts, rescue and response were so slow.
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