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Man .,: Men and Truck Driver

man .,: Major system brings weather warnings to southern Manitoba Christmas Day snowstorm to blow into southern Manitoba A truck driver, who has not come forward publicly, stopped to help the men, according to CBC. The driver called 911 and an ambulance took the men to the hospital in the town of Morris, Man., before rushing the pair to the Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre. The men, aged 24 and 34, were found on Highway 75 just north of Letellier, Man., on the morning of Christmas Eve after walking in the cold for several hours. It's not clear how the men were able to make it over the border without being stopped, but both were disoriented and asking where immigration was when the truck driver stopped. They almost froze to death, said Ghezae Hagos, a refugee claim counsellor at Welcome Place, a home for refugees in Winnipeg. A very shocking sight' The 24-year-old man spoke to CBC on the phone on Tuesday and said he is happy to be in Canada. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.