Young Samaritans save woman

Three weeks ago, a group of young people, who were out on a walk in Iqaluit, saved a woman’s life through their quick response to an emergency.

The four, Jean Simpson, Jimmy Twerdin, David Frost and Shirley Kunuk, entered a smoke-filled home after they heard the sound of a smoke alarm from outside.

Inside the residence, a woman had fallen asleep after she had put a pan on the stove. The overheated pan had begun to burn and fill the house with smoke, although the woman continued to sleep.

The four called the fire department, which credited them with saving the woman’s life.

At Tuesday night’s city council meeting, the four were honoured by the Iqaluit Fire Department and the City, receiving certificates acknowledging their life-saving gesture.