“I looked in the boat, and she’s a little lady. She had a winter coat on, which was drenched in water, and somebody gave her inserts from their winter boots that were well oversized, because I guess she was barefoot throughout the day," Shawn later explained. "I looked at her and said, Instead of you walking through the water again, I’ll carry you to the dry part.’"[rsnippet id="3"] So, he scooped her up and carried her to safe, dry land, beaming all the way. Credit: Lyle Aspinall/Calgary Sun/QMI Agency
"What she said to me as I was carrying her to dry ground was 'the last time I was carried like this was on my wedding night,'" Shawn recalled.RELATED: Seeing what this firefighter did for a terrified little boy melted my heart A newspaper photographer managed to catch Shawn's ear splitting grin on camera. And he's been called the "ridiculously photogenic firefighter" ever since. Shawn and Sheila reunite 1 month after the infamous rescue Credit: Kevin Rushworth/ High River Times/ QMI Agency But despite all of the praise the smiling firefighter has received, it's Sheila who is his biggest fan!
“A lot of firemen carried a lot of people that day, but I think I am the one who really lucked out with the fireman I got,” she said.On second thought, maybe Sheila comes in second place. His adoring little girl has first dibs on being Shawn's biggest fan! Credit: Shawn Wiebe via Global News What an incredible reminder of the amazing power of a smile. After all, a glad heart makes a happy face!
"A cheerful look brings joy to the heart; good news makes for good health." Proverbs 15:30[rsnippet id="2"]