Ruth Hamilton of Golden, British Columbia woke up to the sound of a crash and dust on her face the night of October 4.

Onlookers had enjoyed a meteor sighting earlier that night above Lake Louise, about 52 mi east.

Ruth Hamilton of Golden, British Columbia woke up to a meteorite beside her on October 4.

Onlookers had enjoyed a meteor sighting earlier that night at Lake Louise, above

'I'm just totally amazed over the fact that it is a star that came out of the sky, It's maybe billions of years old,' Hamilton said, adding that the cosmic near-death experience has given her a new outlook on life. 

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