Canada: Child survives after hours being buried in snow

Canada: Child survives after hours being buried in snow
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Summary In Canada's state of Quebec, a small child was rescued from snow.

A seven-year-old boy was rescued from a snowbank in Quebec on Monday after being buried by snow thrown by a passing snowplow.Olivier Prescott was playing outside a school, across the street from his home, when a plow drove by, trapping him under a mound of snow. Oliviers mother Stephanie noticed he was missing, called police and began searching the area with neighbors. Three hours passed before someone spotted the boys boot poking out from beneath the snow, and heard him calling for help. Olivier was transported to the hospital with hypothermia, but quickly recovered.

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