VANCOUVER — Ray Bruce almost missed out on his recent heart transplant.
At the age of 70, the B.C. man has a brand new heart beating in his chest, and it’s thanks to a committed RCMP officer who tracked him down while he was out of cell reception.
Bruce had a heart attack while chopping wood in 2019 on Lasqueti Island, off the east coast of Vancouver Island, where he lives with his wife Suzie.
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The doctor said they only had about 12 hours to get him to St. Paul’s Hospital in downtown Vancouver to complete the surgery.
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