A fundraiser established to support the toddler who was the sole survivor of a near Castlegar that killed two adults and a newborn has raised over $50,000 in just one day.
A GoFundMe page set up for two-year-old Meadow Moonflower Mullaney says that the child鈥檚 grandmother will be caring for her and the money is intended to 鈥渢ake some of the financial worry away from these beautiful people as they tread through these terrible times.鈥
In a public Facebook post Meadow鈥檚 grandmother, Kim Mullaney, says she was on a FaceTime call with her daughter Ashley Mullaney at the time of the crash. Habib Moonflower and their baby Vince were the other occupants of the vehicle.
The driver and lone occupant of the other vehicle sustained minor injuries and was treated on scene.
The RCMP investigation into the incident is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact the Castlegar RCMP at 250-365-7721.
The Castlegar Rebels have pledged to donate all proceeds from their Friday night game to the Mullaney family and a second Castlegar family dealing with a tragedy 鈥 the Walker family.
Steve Walker was the father of this year鈥檚 . He died on Jan. 15 after a very short battle with colon cancer.
betsy.kline@castlegarnews.com
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