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Calgary woman dies after whale collides with boat near Cabo San Lucas
Woman was recovered from water, but died at a local clinic, 2 other passengers injured
The Associated Press Posted: Mar 12, 2015 1:02 AM ET Last Updated: Mar 12, 2015 11:47 AM ET
The victim was thrown overboard in the incident, which occurred late morning on Wednesday. (Google Maps)
Mexican authorities say a 35-year-old Canadian woman has died from injuries suffered when a surfacing grey whale crashed onto a tourist boat Wednesday. Two others were injured during the accident.
CBC News confirmed the deceased woman is from Calgary. One World Hospital by Saint Luke's, where the woman was treated, is not yet releasing her name.
The Baja California Sur state prosecutor's office said the collision with the whale less than two kilometres from the Cabo San Lucas resort tossed the victim into the water.
Firefighter commander Juan Carvajal Figueroa said the Calgary woman was in a boat with eight other tourists on a snorkel tour. The boat was returning to port around noon when the whale jumped from the water and landed on it.
A crew member and passenger lifted her back onto the vessel. Mexican navy personnel responded to the scene and took the woman to shore.
She was brought to One World Hospital at noon local time, a hospital employee confirmed. She was declared dead about 1½ hours later.
Canadian consular officials in Cabo San Lucas are providing assistance to the woman's family, Department of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Diana Khaddaj said in an email.
"Our thoughts are with the family and friends of a Canadian citizen who passed away in Mexico," she wrote.
Two other tourists suffered "considerable" injuries when the whale breached and hit the side of the boat, the Attorney General's Office for Environmental Protection said.
One of them, a 45-year-old woman, was admitted to One World Hospital. She was in stable condition and being transported to another hospital for treatment, a hospital employee said.
With files from CBC
The Associated Press, 2015
Calgary woman dies after whale collides with boat near Cabo San Lucas
Woman was recovered from water, but died at a local clinic, 2 other passengers injured
The Associated Press Posted: Mar 12, 2015 1:02 AM ET Last Updated: Mar 12, 2015 11:47 AM ET
The victim was thrown overboard in the incident, which occurred late morning on Wednesday. (Google Maps)
Mexican authorities say a 35-year-old Canadian woman has died from injuries suffered when a surfacing grey whale crashed onto a tourist boat Wednesday. Two others were injured during the accident.
CBC News confirmed the deceased woman is from Calgary. One World Hospital by Saint Luke's, where the woman was treated, is not yet releasing her name.
The Baja California Sur state prosecutor's office said the collision with the whale less than two kilometres from the Cabo San Lucas resort tossed the victim into the water.
Firefighter commander Juan Carvajal Figueroa said the Calgary woman was in a boat with eight other tourists on a snorkel tour. The boat was returning to port around noon when the whale jumped from the water and landed on it.
A crew member and passenger lifted her back onto the vessel. Mexican navy personnel responded to the scene and took the woman to shore.
She was brought to One World Hospital at noon local time, a hospital employee confirmed. She was declared dead about 1½ hours later.
Canadian consular officials in Cabo San Lucas are providing assistance to the woman's family, Department of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Diana Khaddaj said in an email.
"Our thoughts are with the family and friends of a Canadian citizen who passed away in Mexico," she wrote.
Two other tourists suffered "considerable" injuries when the whale breached and hit the side of the boat, the Attorney General's Office for Environmental Protection said.
One of them, a 45-year-old woman, was admitted to One World Hospital. She was in stable condition and being transported to another hospital for treatment, a hospital employee said.
With files from CBC
The Associated Press, 2015
