First Nations leader who survived Tofino, B.C. seaplane crash sues operator
Global News
Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council president Judith Sayers and her son were aboard the Atleo River Air Service seaplane when it flipped during takeoff in July of 2021.
Nearly two years after a seaplane crash near Tofino, the company that operated the aircraft is facing a lawsuit.
Judith Sayers, president of the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council has launched the lawsuit, claiming negligence.
It was July 26, 2021 when Sayers and her son boarded the Atleo River Air Service seaplane in Tofino bound for Hesquiaht Hot Springs to view a new run-of-river power project.
During takeoff the plane lost control and crashed upside down in shallow water.
Sayers told Global News she thought she was going to die.
“I lifted my head out once, but it got too much water and I just couldn’t do it anymore,” she said.
“So I was out of air and I said, OK, I guess this is it, I just can’t breathe any more.”
Moments later, her son rescued her.
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