Plance Crash On Pitt Lake
One person is dead and another taken to hospital after a float plane crashed Monday afternoon in Pitt Lake.
Capt. Erik Niemi, an air controller with the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre, said the Cessna 172, which took off from Pitt Meadows airport with two people on board, was found in the southern part of the lake by a boater.
One man managed to get out of the plane and was rescued by the boater. He was taken to hospital and is expected to survive.
However, Niemi said the other person in the plane — whom he had no information on — was not responsive after a rescue hovercraft and Cormorant helicopter attended the scene.
Niemi could not confirm initial reports the person who died was trapped in the overturned plane.
Niemi also said he didn’t know if the plane crashed during takeoff or landing, and that it might have been a training flight.
He said the Transportation Safety Board will be conducting an investigation
Readmore: http://www.vancouversun.com/Float+plane+crashes+Pitt+Lake/7394015/story.html#ixzz29ZVRLSAi
One person is dead and another taken to hospital after a float plane crashed Monday afternoon in Pitt Lake.
Capt. Erik Niemi, an air controller with the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre, said the Cessna 172, which took off from Pitt Meadows airport with two people on board, was found in the southern part of the lake by a boater.
One man managed to get out of the plane and was rescued by the boater. He was taken to hospital and is expected to survive.
However, Niemi said the other person in the plane — whom he had no information on — was not responsive after a rescue hovercraft and Cormorant helicopter attended the scene.
Niemi could not confirm initial reports the person who died was trapped in the overturned plane.
Niemi also said he didn’t know if the plane crashed during takeoff or landing, and that it might have been a training flight.
He said the Transportation Safety Board will be conducting an investigation
Readmore: http://www.vancouversun.com/Float+plane+crashes+Pitt+Lake/7394015/story.html#ixzz29ZVRLSAi
Border Guard Shot at Peace Arch, Gunman Kills Self
A Canadian border guard was shot at Douglas (Peace Arch) crossing Tuesday afternoon, and her shooter killed himself.
The officer was shot in the neck shortly before 2 p.m. and was airlifted to hospital. As of that evening, she was listed in stable condition, according to the RCMP Integrated Homicide Investigation Team, which was investigating the incident as an attempted homicide.
At a news conference at Peace Arch Park 2½ hours after the dounle-shooting, an RCMP spokesperson confirmed the gunman's body remained in a white van with Washington State plates, stopped in the northbound lane closest to the Canada Customs building.
Approximately 75 vehicles, that had been stopped in the lineup behind police tape began to be released through the border as the news conference got underway.
A witness who was in the lineup told Peace Arch News he heard a single shot, then saw a border officer running towards the van with his hand on his sidearm.
The gunshot "sounded like a pop," said Delta resident Brian White, who was in the Nexus line, returning from what he had expected to be a short trip for gas, when the incident unfolded.
Golfers at nearby Peace Portal course also reported hearing what sounded like gunfire.
"The first one to come in and say something was actually one of our members. They were on the 18th green," assistant general manager Kevin McAllister told PAN. "She heard two shots fired."
The sound of emergency vehicles racing for the border followed soon after, and police helicopters began hovering over the area, McAllister said.
He described the incident as "the most serious I've ever seen" in six years of working at Peace Portal.
In a news release issued Tuesday, Luc Portelance, president of the Canada Border Services Agency, confirmed RCMP are investigating,
"I have just spoken with the regional director general in Vancouver to express my support and to let her know my thoughts are with the officer and her family during this difficult time," he said.
"In fact, I know everyone at the CBSA will be thinking of her, as well as her colleagues at Douglas and in the Pacific Region, today and in the days to come. This is a profound reminder of the risks that border services officers assume every day. I know that the courage and dedication of our officers are second to none."
The border remained closed in both directions as of Wednesday morning.
Drivers are being diverted to the Pacific Highway and Aldergrove crossings.
Read more: http://www.peacearchnews.com/news/174458841.html?c=y&curSection=/&curTitle=BC+News&bc09=true
A Canadian border guard was shot at Douglas (Peace Arch) crossing Tuesday afternoon, and her shooter killed himself.
The officer was shot in the neck shortly before 2 p.m. and was airlifted to hospital. As of that evening, she was listed in stable condition, according to the RCMP Integrated Homicide Investigation Team, which was investigating the incident as an attempted homicide.
At a news conference at Peace Arch Park 2½ hours after the dounle-shooting, an RCMP spokesperson confirmed the gunman's body remained in a white van with Washington State plates, stopped in the northbound lane closest to the Canada Customs building.
Approximately 75 vehicles, that had been stopped in the lineup behind police tape began to be released through the border as the news conference got underway.
A witness who was in the lineup told Peace Arch News he heard a single shot, then saw a border officer running towards the van with his hand on his sidearm.
The gunshot "sounded like a pop," said Delta resident Brian White, who was in the Nexus line, returning from what he had expected to be a short trip for gas, when the incident unfolded.
Golfers at nearby Peace Portal course also reported hearing what sounded like gunfire.
"The first one to come in and say something was actually one of our members. They were on the 18th green," assistant general manager Kevin McAllister told PAN. "She heard two shots fired."
The sound of emergency vehicles racing for the border followed soon after, and police helicopters began hovering over the area, McAllister said.
He described the incident as "the most serious I've ever seen" in six years of working at Peace Portal.
In a news release issued Tuesday, Luc Portelance, president of the Canada Border Services Agency, confirmed RCMP are investigating,
"I have just spoken with the regional director general in Vancouver to express my support and to let her know my thoughts are with the officer and her family during this difficult time," he said.
"In fact, I know everyone at the CBSA will be thinking of her, as well as her colleagues at Douglas and in the Pacific Region, today and in the days to come. This is a profound reminder of the risks that border services officers assume every day. I know that the courage and dedication of our officers are second to none."
The border remained closed in both directions as of Wednesday morning.
Drivers are being diverted to the Pacific Highway and Aldergrove crossings.
Read more: http://www.peacearchnews.com/news/174458841.html?c=y&curSection=/&curTitle=BC+News&bc09=true
A police standoff with a distraught gunman at Vancouver's Fairmont Pacific Rim hotel that shut down parts of the city's downtown core Monday has ended without any serious injuries.
Police say around 12:15 p.m. PT, they set off a flashbang device inside the hotel to distract the man, and then an officer stepped in and fired a plastic round from a special Arwen gun striking the man in the leg.
Officers then took the man's handgun and arrested him. He was taken to hospital with a very minor injury.
The man's identity has not been released but police believe he is a 28-year-old from Surrey, B.C., with a history of mental illness, but no previous connection with the hotel. Police say the handgun was real.
The incident will not be investigated by the Independent Investigations Office because the man's injuries were not serious.
Walked into lobby with gun The incident began early Monday morning when the distraught man walked into the lobby of the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel around 2:30 a.m. PT and showed his gun to staff.
After staff at the hotel set off the fire alarm, the man ended up confined alone in a public area on the second floor for much of the morning.
Officers spent hours negotiating with the man, but police initially said he only asked for water and made no demands.
No guests or staff were injured in the incident and the man did not fire his handgun.
Parts of downtown Vancouver were blocked off on Monday morning after a distraught man with a handgun walked into the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel. (Steve Lus/CBC)
Police initially told guests to stay in their rooms, but began allowing them to leave after several reportedly sneaked out of the hotel through a back staircase.
The hotel is located in the city's downtown business district near Burrard Street and Canada Place. Traffic around the hotel was blocked off for several blocks for most of the morning.
The incident forced many in the area to change their plans, including Premier Christy Clark, who had to postpone a news conference scheduled nearby at the Canada Place building.
read more at http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2012/10/15/bc-fairmont-pacific-rim-police.html
Police say around 12:15 p.m. PT, they set off a flashbang device inside the hotel to distract the man, and then an officer stepped in and fired a plastic round from a special Arwen gun striking the man in the leg.
Officers then took the man's handgun and arrested him. He was taken to hospital with a very minor injury.
The man's identity has not been released but police believe he is a 28-year-old from Surrey, B.C., with a history of mental illness, but no previous connection with the hotel. Police say the handgun was real.
The incident will not be investigated by the Independent Investigations Office because the man's injuries were not serious.
Walked into lobby with gun The incident began early Monday morning when the distraught man walked into the lobby of the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel around 2:30 a.m. PT and showed his gun to staff.
After staff at the hotel set off the fire alarm, the man ended up confined alone in a public area on the second floor for much of the morning.
Officers spent hours negotiating with the man, but police initially said he only asked for water and made no demands.
No guests or staff were injured in the incident and the man did not fire his handgun.
Parts of downtown Vancouver were blocked off on Monday morning after a distraught man with a handgun walked into the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel. (Steve Lus/CBC)
Police initially told guests to stay in their rooms, but began allowing them to leave after several reportedly sneaked out of the hotel through a back staircase.
The hotel is located in the city's downtown business district near Burrard Street and Canada Place. Traffic around the hotel was blocked off for several blocks for most of the morning.
The incident forced many in the area to change their plans, including Premier Christy Clark, who had to postpone a news conference scheduled nearby at the Canada Place building.
read more at http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2012/10/15/bc-fairmont-pacific-rim-police.html
RSS Feed