A Dawson Creek, B.C., firefighter is recovering in hospital after being hit by a motor vehicle last week.

Dawson Creek Fire Rescue said in a statement that a firefighter was injured on Oct. 29 while attending a single-vehicle incident on Highway 97 south near Groundbirch, a rural area located roughly 45 kilometres west of the city.

The firefighter, Brooks Gower, was thrown across the highway when hit at approximately 70 kilometres an hour, wife Tryna Gower told CBC's _Radio West_.

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_LISTEN | FIREFIGHTER IN DAWSON CREEK RECOVERING AFTER BEING HIT BY VEHICLE AT THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT:_

"His body is pretty shattered," Tryna said.

Brooks was left with multiple fractures in both legs, a broken arm, nine broken ribs, and five brok

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