With forests at high risk for fire in northern Ontario last week, a couple who were out for a scenic flight in their small plane became environmental heroes when they spotted a flash fire and risked their lives to save the Boreal forest near their remote cottage west of Sudbury.
Traveling to their hideaway home on Lonely Lake, Steve and Giselle Holmik veered overhead to see if friends were at their camp on neighboring Onaping Lake. They noticed forest fires in the distance in every direction.
“We suddenly sighted a huge explosion seemingly coming out of the ground near Lonely. It was just like a volcano erupting. We had just heard an announcement on the radio that there was a fire North of Wahnapitae and a smaller one to the West,” said Giselle.
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