B.C. man shares story of being hit by float plane on Sunshine Coast
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The Sechelt retiree was rowing his skiff to his houseboat at Porpoise Bay in April 2015 when a Harbour Air float plane crashed into him.
It happened nearly a decade ago but for Andrew Stones the memory of being struck by a seaplane on the Sunshine Coast is still fresh in his mind.
The Sechelt retiree was rowing his skiff to his houseboat at Porpoise Bay in April 2015 when a Harbour Air float plane crashed into him.
“I heard it coming in and didn’t give much thought until I realized it was starting to accelerate. And I turned around to take a look, it’s coming right at me,” Stones said. “I stood up and waved my oar so I thought that the pilot could see me. That didn’t work. It was coming right at me and I had to get off. So I just jumped.”
Stones said the plane then collided with his skiff.
“I got rolled underneath the skiff and then underneath the plane,” he said. “When I popped up, I could see all these faces in the window looking at me.”
Remarkably, Stones escaped uninjured. He took the company to court and won.
Global News has reviewed court documents revealing a substantial payout. Stones isn’t allowed to share the details publicly.
“They basically admitted to it, made a petty payment, and then just moved on,” the 57-year-old said.
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