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The Whiteout

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The Whiteout

"A few years ago, when my brother Fabe and I were traveling by snow machine from St. Mary's to Pilot Station, we got caught in a whiteout. From St. Mary's to Pilot Station, a trip that would normally take about 30 to 45 minutes took us four hours. Good thing we had a full tank of gas or else we would have gotten stranded in the storm. We would try going in all kinds of different directions to find the trail but we found ourselves going around in circles and always ended up back at the same blackfish trap.

Then we headed towards downriver along the slough we were in and finally came across another snowmachine. We went as fast as we could to try to catch him. When we caught up to him, he turned out to be Terry Peters of Pilot Station. He asked us if we were lost and we said, yes. He told us he was lost also. So we decided to travel together in a straight line. After awhile we stumbled on a trail marker, and we followed it until we got to Pilot Station. We finally made it safe and sound. Thankfully there is a God above!"

By: Lena Sergie

Interviewed by: Gerilyn Fitka

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