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BY ZHENG HWUANG CHIA
ANCHOR LAUREN ZIMA
A 71-year-old Canadian man was driving back to Canada after a vacation in Oregon when his 75-year-old wife suffered from some kind of medical problem and died. And, he kept driving - for 225 miles.
Seattle’s CBS affiliate KIRO-TV has more on why the man drove around in confusion.
“... When he got near Tonasket, the man called police. He wanted to know if he would be able to drive his wife’s body across the border and back into Canada. Dispatcher convinced the man to stop and allow police to help.”
The Wenatchee World reports that police have declined to release the 71-year-old’s name. Now, the question becomes -- why didn’t the man stop and get help? The Inquisitr is in disbelief.
“Would you have acted the same way if you found out someone was dead next to you as you drove or would you have sought out immediate medical attention even if vacationing in another country?”
But, some outlets have reported that the man was trying to get back to British Columbia so his wife could be cared for there. One Gawker reader says that sounds about right, and blames U.S. health care.
“As another Canadian who is totally freaked out by the idea of being injured or hurt when I'm in the US, it's not that I don't trust the level of care I would receive at a US hospital, more that I think a lot of Canadians are under the impression that the main function of US hospitals is to bankrupt people, with care coming second.”
Police say no foul play is suspected in the woman’s death.
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