Two people have been hospitalized after a seaplane collided with a boat in Vancouver’s Coal Harbour near Stanley Park on Saturday, officials confirmed.
A CBC reporter on the scene, near Canada Place, confirmed that rescue boats were circling a small plane in the water near Brockton Point in Stanley Park.
The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) said in a statement that a Harbour Air seaplane collided with a pleasure boat in the water around 1 p.m. PT.
“A number of people were on board both the plane and boat,” the VPD said. “Several passengers have been treated for injuries and taken to hospital.”
The VPD did not confirm exactly how many people were injured, but said more details would come as the investigation progresses.
On Sunday morning, Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services assistant chief Jarret Gray confirmed that two people on the boat were hospitalized with their injuries.
According to the video, a small boat did something other than immediately getting out of the way of the airplane.
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