…that’s when he noticed Sheila Roland. I regarded within the boat, and she or he’s somewhat girl. She had a winter coat on, which was drenched in water, and someone gave her inserts from their winter boots that have been effectively outsized, as a result of I suppose she was barefoot all through the day. I checked out her and mentioned, ‘as an alternative of you strolling via the water once more, I’ll carry you to the dry half.’ I scooped her up and gave her somewhat smile, and she or he pipes up ‘the final time I used to be carried like this was on my wedding ceremony night time!’ It made each of us simply giggle. Because the weeks went on after the flood, I acquired the prospect to lastly meet up along with her. We now have now grew to become fairly good mates.
Shawn Wiebe, Canadian firefighter, 2013