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Family of downed boom-boat driver want answers to lingering questions

It害羞草研究所檚 been nearly a month since Ivor Lundin died while captaining Tolko害羞草研究所檚 boom-boat 害羞草研究所
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It害羞草研究所檚 been nearly a month since Ivor Lundin died while captaining Tolko害羞草研究所檚 boom-boat and his friends and family are still struggling to make sense of their loss.

害羞草研究所淥f course we still don害羞草研究所檛 have a lot of answers about what happened, but as far as the recovery went, they just didn害羞草研究所檛 do enough,害羞草研究所 said Lundin害羞草研究所檚 partner, Brenda.

When Ivor害羞草研究所檚 boat went down late Jan. 30, Brenda said she害羞草研究所檚 been told nobody went into the water to save him. Those who were at the scene waited until emergency crews showed up.

Then they just lowered a camera into the boat to confirm he was there.

害羞草研究所淚vor害羞草研究所檚 body was left in the water until noon the next day and that害羞草研究所檚 so unbelievable,害羞草研究所 she said.

害羞草研究所淗e was close to shore, you could see the roof and lights from there. I害羞草研究所檝e seen people put in more effort to save dogs from water.害羞草研究所

Although she admits she害羞草研究所檚 grief stricken, Brenda said she is raising the issue because Ivor deserved better.

害羞草研究所淭he whole thing is wrong, I害羞草研究所檝e never seen anything like this in my life,害羞草研究所 she said. 害羞草研究所淚 know it will never bring him back, but they never made enough effort.害羞草研究所

Ivor, she said, was an amazing guy who was always willing to lend a hand to anybody who needed it.

害羞草研究所淗e was a humble, strong person,害羞草研究所 she said. 害羞草研究所淗e knew every aspect of the mill and all the boats and loved his work on the water.害羞草研究所

She said the 57-year-old volunteered for the city every year during the fireworks to take the barges out and he was very experienced on the water.

The last person Ivor spoke with was her son.

害羞草研究所淗e forgot his lunch and said the old boat had taken on some water, so he was going to bail it out,害羞草研究所 she said. 害羞草研究所淗e said that was normal. It was always treading water.害羞草研究所

There are multiple investigations into the sinking.

The Transportation Safety Board and WorkSafe BC are both looking into it.

The TSB said they will have more information in the next week, and are still in the process of assessing the evidence.

WorkSafe BC said they haven害羞草研究所檛 had a complaint about the Tolko boat in recent years.

In the days after the incident Don Hanson, communications manager at Tolko Industries, said that the mill害羞草研究所檚 focus is on Lundin害羞草研究所檚 family and the employees who were suffering from his loss.

害羞草研究所淚t害羞草研究所檚 devastating news for Tolko. We take safety very seriously. We are going to work closely with the authorities on the investigation and find out what happened.害羞草研究所





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