Manitoba

RCMP looking for Good Samaritan who drove severely injured man to hospital

Shortly after 4 a.m. Thursday, an injured man was dropped off at the Thompson General Hospital by a stranger who then drove off in a pickup truck. Now, RCMP are hoping the public can help identify the stranger.

RCMP believe believe stranger found victim and got him to hospital for treatment

A man in a baseball cap is seen pulling open a door
Video surveillance caught images of the stranger outside the hospital. (Submitted by RCMP)

Shortly after 4 a.m. Thursday, an injured man was dropped off at the Thompson General Hospital by a stranger who then drove off in a pickup truck.

Now, RCMP are hoping the public can help identify the stranger, who they are calling a Good Samaritan.

The man he brought in was severely injured in an assault, RCMP said in a news release. They believe the stranger came across the victim and got him to the hospital for treatment.

The injured man remains in serious condition in hospital.

A blurry surveillance video image of a man. He is dressed in black with a grey baseball cap.
The Good Samaritan appears to have a thin build and was wearing a black jacket and a grey baseball hat with a black peak, the RCMP said. (Submitted by RCMP)

Video surveillance caught images of the stranger outside the hospital. He appears to have a thin build and was wearing a black jacket and a grey baseball hat with a black peak, the RCMP news release states.

He was driving a white GMC pickup truck with a box cover on it.

Anyone who can help identify the Good Samaritan is asked to call Thompson RCMP at 204-677-6911.

Anonymous tips can also be made to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, or online.

A white pickup truck with a box cover on it.
RCMP say the Good Samaritan was driving a white GMC pickup truck with a box cover on it. (Submitted by RCMP)

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