Bob CollinsThis moment, caught on a security camera in Canada, pretty well destroys everything we’ve been told about being in a vehicle during a thunderstorm.
It happened near Edmonton on Saturday, CTV reports. And in its immediate aftermath, everything seemed relatively normal.
But a half-dozen airbags deployed. The metal on the truck melted. Smoke filled the car. Al and Betty Perry say it was impossible to see or breathe.
Al tells the TV network the doors wouldn’t unlock and he couldn’t get out.
“This is a coffin,” he says he thought to himself as he tried to kick the window out and realized he couldn’t save his wife.
But an RCMP officer was driving by and pulled them both out. CTV says it’ll have an interview with the officer at some point today.
Which brings us to this video, referred to me yesterday by NewsCut reader James Catalano, which I missed when it aired on CBS News a few weeks ago.
It’s a story about a man’s love for his wife. But it’s also a poignant reminder of the cops who go above and beyond.
