Having survived the wildfires, Poomba the pig was nourished by a helicopter airdrop of granola bars, surrounded by what remains of the Broken Rail Ranch in West Kelowna.
The ranch was engulfed in flames last Thursday, but Poomba is roaming on the last patch of grass, cared for by firefighters, said West Kelowna resident Keramia Lawrie, whose parents own the property.
“It’s just a miracle that Poomba survived,” said Lawrie.
“She was kind of in the eye of the storm and she was unharmed. I mean, it’s just crazy that she survived, not because of the fire itself but of the heat and the smoke.”
Poomba the pig survived a devastating wildfire in the southern
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