You have probably heard about the plane crash in Vancouver last Tuesday night; it has been all over the news here. As far as I have heard they do not know yet the exact cause of the crash, but I suspect the foul weather we were having was a contributing factor. A domestic passenger aircraft crashed on Locarno Beach not far from my house, killing all 75 people on board.
If you have ever been to Vancouver then you will understand how surprising it was that the plane should crash where it did, as the airport is quite a bit further south so the plane was well off course.
Being so close to my house, today I decided to take a walk down to the beach to see if the aircraft was still there. As it turns out it was still there although it was roped off so I couldn't get terribly close to it. It was a pretty sobering scene, and it was clear that there would have been very little chance of survivors. The main body of the plane was broken shattered with only the nose and tail left intact. The passenger compartment had been totally gutted by fire. Scattered on the ground around the surrounding area where random items of luggage, thrown from the plane during the crash.
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That looks horrible! What a shocking scene. It really makes you think...
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