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As wildfire flames closed in, a 90-year-old Okanagan man with dementia was left behind

Global News Canada · Published 59m ago
As wildfire flames closed in, a 90-year-old Okanagan man with dementia was left behind

The Desert Cove resident, who lives with dementia, hadn't evacuated as the fire rapidly approached. His daughter, Shiloh, who lives in Vancouver, soon realized

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Climate and weather events like this can affect communities, infrastructure and local economies.

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Climate and weather events like this can affect communities, infrastructure and local economies.

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