Community bands together after 2 killed in rollover near High River
Posted Dec 22, 2014 7:12 am.
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A southern Alberta community is mourning the loss of two young men killed in a roll over near High River over the weekend.
Eli Eggli-Gosselin, 20, and Carter Corrigan, 19, were childhood friends both from the Blackie area east of High River.
Gosselin was the captain of the High River Flyers, where team president Bell Holmes tells CityNews he was a true leader on and off the ice.
“Character was the key word because he was a number one character kind of person, always positive, would stand up for his friends and his teammates.”
Teammates and friends gathered at the High River arena to pay tribute to the two Sunday, and the team cancelled its weekend games.
Meanwhile a neighbour is hoping to help out the mourning families following the deadly crash.
Crystal Surina tells CityNews that her heart is breaking for both families.
“The first thing I thought of is, what can I do to help them out and to help all of the families out without overwhelming them either. Our family has experienced loss very similar and it’s overwhelming,” she said.
Surina adds people in small communities need to step up and help each other out.
“I think when tragedy happens you realize your neighbours maybe aren’t just your neighbours and the people down the street aren’t just the people down the street,” she explained, “they’re all really there to help and support you because it affects everybody.”
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