A passenger in a helicopter that crashed into the Shuswap River east of Enderby two years ago has filed a lawsuit against the alleged pilot, as well as the company that owns the West Kelowna heliport where it had taken off.

Taylor Brooke Palmer filed a notice of civil claim in BC Supreme Court Monday, Aug. 11, against Vincent Matthew Porteous and Alpine Helicopters, related to the crash in Hupel, west of Mabel Lake, on Aug. 12, 2023.

Porteous, the alleged pilot, already faces criminal charges from the incident that saw the small helicopter crash into shallow waters in the Shuswap River. The five charges he faces are criminal negligence causing bodily harm in the operation of a helicopter, dangerous operation of a conveyance causing bodily harm, failing to stop after an accident and two c

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