A Canadian resident was woken up by a meteorite that fell into her bed

On the night of October 4, residents of the province of British Columbia in western Canada saw a fireball in the sky. The meteorite flew rapidly over Lake Louise and disappeared. We talked about this natural phenomenon for a while and forgot. But one person will remember this night for the rest of his life. Pensioner Ruth Hamilton was fast asleep when a meteorite broke through the roof of her house and fell on her bed.

Ruth woke up to a sound and a bang and because some garbage was covering her face. She jumped out of bed and turned on the light to understand what had happened. First, the woman saw a hole in the ceiling of the bedroom, and then a large stone lying on her pillow. The black boulder was very close to where Ruth's head was lying. You could say she was very lucky that he didn't hit her.

Hamilton immediately called 911 and a police officer arrived at her home. At first, the law enforcement officer suggested that the stone was associated with man-made factors. Nearby, in Kicking Horse Canyon, there is a construction site where explosive work was carried out. But at night no one blew up the rocks and the stone was unlike a piece of rock from the canyon.

Therefore, the policeman assumed that it was part of the same meteorite that was seen at night over Lake Louise. At the moment when the stone broke through the roof of the Hamilton house, a rumble and a roar similar to an explosion were heard in the neighborhood.

Hamilton is glad that she is alive and that the fall of the stone is not related to the construction site. This means that she can continue to live in her house without fear of anything. Agree, it would be strange to be afraid that a meteorite will hit your house again.

The black stone that turned out to be so strangely on her pillow, Ruth wants to keep as a family heirloom. An elderly woman says that her grandchildren think that a meteorite at home is incredibly cool. Her family treats the space visitor with great respect, since he may well be older than Earth.

Ms. Hamilton told reporters that her insurance company will restore the roof, although such a case has not been encountered in their practice. After the fall of the meteorite, Ruth did not become interested in space. She says that the "acquaintance" that happened will be enough for her until the end of her life.

The pensioner added that she only now realized the true value of human life. She had never thought before that death could threaten a person sleeping in his house in such an exotic way. Ann Hodges from the USA was also lucky, though less so than Ruth Hamilton — a meteorite injured her.