Now that I've settled into Grande Prairie, it's time to explore.
This past weekend, I went to the town of Grande Cache – a town that is surrounded by mountains. It was absolutely breathtaking. So I decided to take a photo.
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- Adam Jackson
- Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
- Adam Jackson is a sports journalist at the Kitchener Post and Waterloo Chronicle under the Metroland banner. Jackson is also an award-winning photographer.
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Lucky baby
Since this is a photojournalism blog, I tend to not post stories that I write (although I am a two-way), but this is a story that kind of changed my outlook on life.
It still amazes me that this baby was ejected from a rolling vehicle, bounced off of a truck, landed under the rolling vehicle and still survived.
Luckily for me, I was able to catch up with the mother at the hospital and hear her side of things.
"I heard him crying, but I couldn't find him – it was the scariest feeling," said the 29-year-old.
The seven-month-old was ejected from the Pontiac Montana in his car seat when the vehicle rolled. He hit the truck that T-boned the van, then finally came to rest under the now right-side-up vehicle – still in his car seat.
The car seat had been securely fastened to the vehicle.
"I'm not sure what happened with it – maybe the impact severed the strap or maybe the way it hit unbuckled the seat, I'm not sure," said Guynup.
Many passersby stopped to help the children out of the vehicle as well as keep the adrenaline-filled mother calm.
"I actually went up to one guy and said 'You have a four-wheel-drive, can you pull this thing off'," laughed Guynup while reminiscing about her panic. "Then another guy came up to me and said 'He's OK, he just had a scratch on his head, so we should wait until the fire department gets here'," she said.
But that didn't work for the panicked mother.
"I was trying to get people to lift the van off of him."
Luckily for both baby Jed and Guynup, the fire department arrived quickly and were able to lift the van within 10 minutes of their arrival.
Guynup and her four children were travelling on Highway 2 toward Grande Prairie from their home near Little Smoky when the collision happened.
"When the truck hit, my first thought was 'Oh God, this is going to hurt my kids," she said. "After that, it was just rolling, and glass and getting out to look for my kids."
Fate seemed to be on the Guynup family's side that day.
"Right now I'm just kind of thinking 'Thank you God that everybody's okay and is going to be okay," said Guynup.
"I was amazed by how many people just stopped where they were and helped out," said Guynup. "It's a real blessing to know that people care and they're thinking and praying for you."
Following the collision, all five occupants in the vehicle were transported to hospital. Her daughter Riata is still recovering from injuries to her hand and will undergo surgery in the near future.
"The rescue personnel and the hospital staff have been great through all of this," said Guynup.
Rescue personnel, including Grande Prairie Fire Department platoon chief Neil Young, were amazed by the fact that there were no serious injuries.
"When we first got on scene, we could tell that it was a good collision, but at that point it was too early to know what had happened," said Young.
After arriving on scene, fire personnel were informed of the baby trapped under the vehicle.
"We could hear the baby crying so that was a good sign," said Young.
A group of firefighters and EMS personnel shimmied up the vehicle using a jack with 2x4 pieces of lumber to support the vehicle.
"That's the first time I've ever seen a baby trapped under a van," said Young. "The fact that the scene turned out the way it did is pretty remarkable."
Guynup and her family are taking everything in stride, though. She was actually able to get back on the road and continue driving – something that many other motorists would be terrified of.
"I'm a little more cautious at lights – I always used to check anyway to make sure that vehicles stopped, but now even when I'm the third one coming in the intersection, I still check," said Guynup. "It's tough but I'll be able to get over it."
Guynup owes the result of the collision to one thing – fate.
"It could have easily been so different. God was definitely in that situation.
"It's totally a miracle," said Guynup with a sigh of relief. "Because how can a kid bounce off of a pickup, land under a van and just walk away with just a scrape?"
adam@dailyheraldtribune.com
It still amazes me that this baby was ejected from a rolling vehicle, bounced off of a truck, landed under the rolling vehicle and still survived.
Luckily for me, I was able to catch up with the mother at the hospital and hear her side of things.
Infant’s survival amazing
By ADAM JACKSON Herald-Tribune staff
Posted 4 hours ago
When Marielle Guynup got out of her van after a truck T-boned it and caused a rollover Wednesday, there was only one thing on her mind – her children.
She searched around the wreckage of the vehicle on Highway 2 at Four Mile Corner and was able to find all of her children in good health, except for her baby, Jed."I heard him crying, but I couldn't find him – it was the scariest feeling," said the 29-year-old.
The seven-month-old was ejected from the Pontiac Montana in his car seat when the vehicle rolled. He hit the truck that T-boned the van, then finally came to rest under the now right-side-up vehicle – still in his car seat.
The car seat had been securely fastened to the vehicle.
"I'm not sure what happened with it – maybe the impact severed the strap or maybe the way it hit unbuckled the seat, I'm not sure," said Guynup.
Many passersby stopped to help the children out of the vehicle as well as keep the adrenaline-filled mother calm.
"I actually went up to one guy and said 'You have a four-wheel-drive, can you pull this thing off'," laughed Guynup while reminiscing about her panic. "Then another guy came up to me and said 'He's OK, he just had a scratch on his head, so we should wait until the fire department gets here'," she said.
But that didn't work for the panicked mother.
"I was trying to get people to lift the van off of him."
Luckily for both baby Jed and Guynup, the fire department arrived quickly and were able to lift the van within 10 minutes of their arrival.
Guynup and her four children were travelling on Highway 2 toward Grande Prairie from their home near Little Smoky when the collision happened.
"When the truck hit, my first thought was 'Oh God, this is going to hurt my kids," she said. "After that, it was just rolling, and glass and getting out to look for my kids."
Fate seemed to be on the Guynup family's side that day.
"Right now I'm just kind of thinking 'Thank you God that everybody's okay and is going to be okay," said Guynup.
"I was amazed by how many people just stopped where they were and helped out," said Guynup. "It's a real blessing to know that people care and they're thinking and praying for you."
Following the collision, all five occupants in the vehicle were transported to hospital. Her daughter Riata is still recovering from injuries to her hand and will undergo surgery in the near future.
"The rescue personnel and the hospital staff have been great through all of this," said Guynup.
Rescue personnel, including Grande Prairie Fire Department platoon chief Neil Young, were amazed by the fact that there were no serious injuries.
"When we first got on scene, we could tell that it was a good collision, but at that point it was too early to know what had happened," said Young.
After arriving on scene, fire personnel were informed of the baby trapped under the vehicle.
"We could hear the baby crying so that was a good sign," said Young.
A group of firefighters and EMS personnel shimmied up the vehicle using a jack with 2x4 pieces of lumber to support the vehicle.
"That's the first time I've ever seen a baby trapped under a van," said Young. "The fact that the scene turned out the way it did is pretty remarkable."
Guynup and her family are taking everything in stride, though. She was actually able to get back on the road and continue driving – something that many other motorists would be terrified of.
"I'm a little more cautious at lights – I always used to check anyway to make sure that vehicles stopped, but now even when I'm the third one coming in the intersection, I still check," said Guynup. "It's tough but I'll be able to get over it."
Guynup owes the result of the collision to one thing – fate.
"It could have easily been so different. God was definitely in that situation.
"It's totally a miracle," said Guynup with a sigh of relief. "Because how can a kid bounce off of a pickup, land under a van and just walk away with just a scrape?"
adam@dailyheraldtribune.com
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