Your kids won't believe this school bus story
Morning from Central Alberta — five communities, one correspondent, and all the stories the big papers forgot.
Well now, I'll tell you what, sometimes the headlines roll in and you just gotta scratch your head. We had the Woody's RV Marathon, the Red Deer Pro Rodeo kicking off, and farmers out there seeding like mad. But then, you get a story like this one out of Drumheller, and it just grabs you. A school bus, full of kids, and what do they find hitching a ride? A bat. Not just any bat, mind you, but one that led to students needing treatment for rabies exposure. Makes you wonder what kind of stories those kids are gonna be telling around the campfire this summer.
### What Happened on the Bus
This wasn't some little field mouse, this was a bat on a school bus heading through the badlands. From what I hear, at least three students had direct contact with the critter. Now, Drumheller isn't Red Deer, but it's just a couple hours' drive east, down Highway 56, and close enough that these kinds of things resonate across Central Alberta. It's a reminder that even in our modern world, nature's still got a few surprises up its sleeve.
* A bat was discovered on a school bus in Drumheller. * At least three students had direct contact with the bat. * These students are now undergoing treatment for rabies exposure. * The incident highlights the unpredictable encounters we can have with wildlife, even in unexpected places like a school bus.
It's a stark reminder that while we're building new subdivisions out towards Gasoline Alley and expanding our city, the wild is never too far away. Makes you think about what might fly in through an open window, doesn't it? For parents across Red Deer, from those living near the coulees by Bower Ponds to folks out closer to Blackfalds, it’s a good little nudge to remind the kids to keep their hands to themselves, especially when a critter makes an unexpected appearance.
Wyatt Brandt, MiTL Sports Desk, Red Deer.
My good buddy, Cal, he's probably already got a few jokes brewing about this. Catch his take every morning at mornings.live.