Internet Romeo loses fingers, toes
The American who found love on the Internet then froze off his fingers and some toes trying to meet the object of his affection will spend another month in Winnipeg after undergoing multiple amputations this week. Despite his ordeal, his love hasn't dimmed one little bit for the Quebec woman he has never met in person.
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Because a 1984 conviction for robbing a Pizza Hut in Arkansas prevented him from entering Canada legally, Gonsoulin snuck across the border near the Emerson-Pembina crossing. He had been denied entry to Canada in January 2004.
Gonsoulin walked during the night and slept during the day, eventually making his way to the Emerson Golf Club. He was found there on Feb. 23 by Red River RCMP members after about 100 hours of being outside.
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Gonsoulin had taken off his mitts and opened his jacket. He was babbling incoherently and suffering from frostbite and dehydration. The temperature that night dipped to -25 C.
"Mr. Gonsoulin didn't really know that there was any place on Earth that could be so cold and so inhospitable," defence lawyer Mike Cook told court during his March 7 trial.
(Empahsis mine.) I'm speechless.
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