(Cassie Danielle Rosteski, Go Fund Me)

By Derek Craddock

COMMUNITY SUPPORT

Fundraiser started for man recovering after being pinned under car for 26 hours

Sep 18, 2021 | 10:00 AM

The community of Big River and surrounding areas are coming together to help a local father who is recovering from a serious collision earlier this month.

According to the organizer of a Go Fund Me page, Jeremy Konkel was driving to get firewood on Sept. 11 when the collision happened.

He was pinned under a car for 26 hours and managed to dig himself free with a pocket knife, but sustained extensive damage to his left arm.

Konkel is currently recovering in Saskatoon University Hospital and undergoing multiple surgeries to try to save his arm.

The Go Fund Me page states that Konkel is a carpenter who relies heavily on his hands to provide for his family and as such has now left his five boys and fiancé financially insecure. The youngest in the family is almost one month old.

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The family lives in a farmhouse near Stump Lake, just south of Prince Albert National Park. The house is run primarily on wood heat so donations of firewood are also being accepted for the family, along with freezer meals.

More details can be found on the Go Fund Me page.

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Derek.craddock@pattisonmedia.com

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