Two men from Ghana are recovering in the burn ward of a Winnipeg hospital after getting lost near the Emerson border on Christmas Eve while fleeing the United States.
The men, aged 24 and 34, were found on Highway 75 just north of Letellier, Man., on the morning of Christmas Eve after walking in the cold for several hours.
A truck driver, who has not come forward publicly, stopped to help the men.
The driver called 911 and an ambulance took the men to the hospital in the town of Morris, Man., before rushing the pair to the Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre....
Chahal said there's a network in Minneapolis of refugee claimants who are fleeing the United States. They are primarily from Somalia and Ghana, she said.
"They obviously have fear [for] their lives and that's why they're asking us in Canada to help them with the protection."
