Oilfield Medical Responder's encounter approx 70km southwest of Grand Prairie witnessed in Alberta, Canada

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I was working as an Emergency Medical Responder in the oilfield; sitting on site for a gas well workover, near the western end of the Red Rock Road. The job was ending due to spring break up and road bans were partially on, preventing the moving of heavy loads during the day. At this time the partial bans allowed heavy haul from 0000 to 0700. My consultant had directed that I be the last personnel to egress. The last low-boy on site was having issues with tie downs and that delayed his departure from location until approximately 0330, everyone else had been off site by 0100. I held at location for 20 minutes past the last trucks departure; hoping he would stay far enough ahead of my medical unit to avoid it being peppered by rocks and frozen mud chunks; meaning, I entered the Red Rock at approximately 0400, heading in an easterly direction. I had been on site since 0700 the previous day and was going into my 21st hour of being awake. Because of this, I was being extra careful to pa...