A Nanaimo senior is grateful for the actions of two children who found her and called for help after she fell, suffered a concussion and lay exposed to cold night temperatures for 10 hours.

Lorraine Buchan, 90, who lives near Fillinger Crescent in north Nanaimo, took out her trash bin March 14 at about 10:30 p.m., but as she was returning to her house she fell and banged her head.

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Buchan lay in the cold for 10 hours until the following morning when Noah Lutz, 8, and his sister Meghan, 11, happened by after opting to walk to school on a different route than they香蕉视频直播檇 normally take.

The children found Buchan when they heard her weak cries for help and investigated.

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Meghan said they were a little scared, but overcame their apprehension to move in and help Buchan.

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Noah stayed with Buchan until he heard a car start next door and ran to that residence to get help.

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She received a visit from the children who stopped by Sunday to check on her.

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Buchan now has a Lifeline medical alert device so she can call for help should she have another mishap and she has no intention of giving up living independently anytime soon.

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