Snowstorm leaves hundreds stranded
A snowstorm near Sarnia, Ontario has left hundreds of motorists stranded on the highway
A police officer climbs on the cab of a semi to check on its driver on Tuesday Dec. 14, 2010 on London Line, East of Sarnia, Ont. A state of emergency has been declared for Lambton County as snow stranded hundreds of motoristsGlenn Ogilvie
Tino Villarreal, of Flint, Mich., walks away from a line of trucks after being stranded for almost a day in his cube van delivery truck on London Line, East of Sarnia, Ont., on Tuesday Dec. 14, 2010. Villarreal was given a sleeping bag and blanket by another trucker to keep warm through the night.Glenn Ogilvie
An unidentified snowmobiler check on stranded motorists on highway 402 near Sarnia, Ont. on Tuesday Dec. 14, 2010, as seen from the vehicule of Colin Stewart, of Tottenham, Ont.Colin Stewart
A line of trucks stranded in the snow wait for roads to reopen on London Line, a detour route for Highway 402, East of Sarnia, Ont., on Tuesday Dec. 14, 2010. Hundreds of people have spent a cold night huddled in vehicles awaiting rescue along a snow-clogged stretch of highway in southwestern Ontario.Glenn Ogilvie
A Sarnia police officer checks for stranded motorists on London Line, East of Sarnia, Ont., on Tuesday Dec. 14, 2010. Two military helicopters took to the air in southwestern Ontario on Tuesday morning to see if they can help 300 people trapped in their vehicles by a snowstorm.Glenn Ogilvie
Stranded transport trucks sit on London Line, East of Sarnia, Ont., on Tuesday Dec. 14, 2010. Two military helicopters took to the air in southwestern Ontario on Tuesday morning to see if they can help 300 people trapped in their vehicles by a snowstormGlenn Ogilvie
Randy Hills of London, a driver for Doug Coleman Trucking, waits for help on London Line, East of Sarnia, Ont., on Tuesday Dec. 14, 2010. Two military helicopters took to the air in southwestern Ontario on Tuesday morning to see if they can help 300 people trapped in their vehicles by a snowstorm.Glenn Ogilvie
Sarnia Police check on stranded motorists on London Line, East of Sarnia, Ont., on Tuesday Dec. 14, 2010. Two military helicopters took to the air in southwestern Ontario on Tuesday morning to see if they can help 300 people trapped in their vehicles by a snowstormGlenn Ogilvie
An unidentified truck driver walks along a long line of stranded vehicules on London Line, East of Sarnia, Ont., on Tuesday Dec. 14, 2010. Two military helicopters took to the air in southwestern Ontario on Tuesday morning to see if they can help 300 people trapped in their vehicles by a snowstorm.Glenn Ogilvie
Tow truck operator Dean Scott works to free a transport truck from a snowbank on London Line, just east of Sarnia, Ont., Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010. He has been working almost non stop since the storm began, Sunday afternoon. A state of emergency has been declared for Lambton County as snow stranded hundreds of motoristsGlenn Ogilvie
A Griffin helicopter with 424 Transport and Rescue Squadron, Trenton, passes over Highway 402 near Sarnia, Ont., searching for stranded motorists, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010. A state of emergency has been declared for Lambton County as snow stranded hundreds of motoristsGlenn Ogilvie