This is the teenager who “baked to death” in a Walmart oven, only to be found by her own mother.
Gurismran Kaur, 19, was working alongside her unnamed mother at the store in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Saturday night when she met her horrible fate.
TO GoFundMe created to raise money for the young woman explained that Kaur’s mother periodically checked on her daughter while they worked shifts together.
But he became worried when he hadn’t seen her in the store for an extended period and went to look for her.
She ended up finding her daughter’s “charred remains” inside the bakery’s oven when another staff member noticed a “leak” coming from the area.
Gursimran Kaur, 19, tragically died at the Halifax superstore where she worked in Nova Scotia on Saturday night.
A family spokesperson has since said Gursimran’s relatives are devastated by his tragic death.
According to the community’s appeal, Gursimran’s charred remains were found inside the bakery oven after a few hours.
“Imagine the horror that your mother experienced, who opened the oven herself, when someone pointed out the “leak” in it.”
Gursimran’s phone was “unreachable”, and that was when her mother began to panic, as it was “unusual for her to turn off her phone during the day”.
“Gursimran’s mother tried to locate her after not seeing her for an hour,” the Sikh Maritime Society Executive said in the appeal, which has already raised $46,000.
“She asked around, but everyone pushed her aside thinking she might be somewhere helping a customer.”
Gursimran has been remembered as a “beautiful girl who came to Canada with big dreams.”
She and her mother arrived in Nova Scotia less than three years ago.
His father and brother are still in India and the community is desperately trying to raise funds to bring them to Canada.
‘The sufferings of this family are unimaginable and indescribable. “They need your support to get through this horrible time,” the appeal said.
Harjit Seyan, president of the Sikh Maritime Society of Canada, said global news that his community has been supporting Gursimran’s traumatized family since his death on October 19.
“The immediate family is absolutely shocked,” Seyan said.
‘They are in a kind of trauma. “We are very sorry to hear about such a tragic event.”
Harjit Seyan, president of the Sikh Maritime Society of Canada, told Global News that his community has been supporting the family of a Walmart worker who died in a furnace.
Mourners have flocked to the hypermarket since the tragedy, laying flowers and paying tribute to the victim and his family.
It comes after Canada’s national broadcaster CBC News They said their sources had told them the device at the Halifax store “was not locked.”
That raises disturbing new questions about the death, and previous reports highlighted a 911 call that said the woman was trapped in the oven.
Mourners have flocked to the hypermarket since the tragedy, laying flowers and paying tribute to the victim and his family.
The young woman had arrived in Canada only three years earlier and had formed close ties with the Maritime Sikh Society.
“It is quite distressing as young people come here with hopes and dreams,” board member Satnam Singh Randhawa said earlier.
“They’re working hard and this is what happens.”
The oven was industrial and large enough for one person to enter.
While the exact brand of oven involved in the incident has not yet been revealed, other Walmart stores in the United States are known to have ovens like the one pictured installed.
Singh expects a church service to be held in Halifax after the woman’s body is released by the medical examiner, who is still determining the official cause of her death. The photo shows an altar in the victim’s temple.
Police told the publication that the young woman was working the day of the tragedy. Officers are no longer at the scene, but an investigation is still underway.
The Nova Scotia Department of Labor has since issued a “stop work order” for the bakery itself, as well as a piece of Walmart equipment. They have not specified which team is under that order.
Balbir Singh, secretary of the Sikh Maritime Society, said the victim’s mother is also in Canada and is receiving “psychological counselling.”
“Efforts are being made to bring other immediate family members from India,” he said.
Singh hopes a church service will be held in Halifax after Gursimran is released by the medical examiner, who is still determining the official cause of death.
A harrowing audio of the emergency services dispatch call has since been released, detailing the tragedy that is unfolding to the first responders.
The dispatch officer said there was a “woman locked in an oven at the bakery.”
‘The oven is on. I’m not sure if the staff can turn it off.
Police told the publication that the young woman was working the day of the tragedy. Officers are no longer on scene, but an investigation is still underway.
The teen was working at the Halifax store in Nova Scotia when she became trapped inside an oven at the bakery on Saturday night.
When first responders arrived at the scene, they told dispatch that the woman “was out of the oven.”
She died at the scene.
Martin Cromwell, a Halifax police officer, described the investigation as “complex.”
He said: “We understand that the public is involved and we just wanted to encourage the public to be patient with our investigation and keep in mind that there are family members and co-workers involved.”
Walmart Canada said they were “heartbroken and our deepest thoughts are with our associate and his family.” We extend our deepest condolences to those who were closest to them.’
Staff hired to work this week will continue to receive their pay despite the store closures. The store will remain closed until further notice.
A dispatch officer described the unfolding tragedy to first responders and revealed that there was a “woman locked in an oven in the bakery.”
The statement continued: “We are also supporting our associates during this incredibly difficult time and have provided access to 24/7 virtual care and will provide on-site support, including grief counseling.”
Halifax Regional Police said: ‘On October 19, at approximately 9:30 p.m., police were called to a sudden death at Walmart located at 6990 Mumford Road. A 19-year-old woman employed at the store was found dead.
‘Investigators are working closely with Occupational Health and Safety and the Nova Scotia Coroner’s Service to determine the cause and manner of death.
“The investigation is in the early stages and no further details are available at this time.”