"I went right over to him and I noticed the blood stain on his uniform getting bigger and I just put my hands over it," she said.

"Adrenaline just kicked in. I knew if I didn't do something immediately, he was going to bleed out."

Hunt said the veteran officer, shot in the stomach, was responsive and conscious.

"He cursed at me. He cursed at me because I was hurting him," she said.

"I'm not going to tell you what he said because he has a family. But, when someone who's injured can curse at you because you're hurting them, that's a good sign."

Hunt, of Dunchurch, near Parry Sound, spends the winter in Brampton to help her cope with her physical disability. Her St. John's Ambulance training dates back nearly 30 years ago.

Hunt says she was amazed that as Klarenbeek was fighting to stay conscious, he still had the public's safety in mind.

"He kept asking 'Is everybody ok?' He said he got a couple of shots off and wanted to make sure no one else was hurt," she said.

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