Flooded with grief, Norbert Stemmer rushed to Canada to support his family after finding out his two nephews had died in the crane collapse that devastated the Kelowna, B.C., community earlier this month. Brothers Eric and Patrick Stemmer were among the five who died July 12 after the crane collapsed at a work site in Kelowna . Norbert Stemmer's nephews Eric and Patrick Stemmer were both among the five who died July 12 after the crane collapsed at a work site. The area surrounding a construction site where the crane collapsed was evacuated and temporarily closed to the public. "I know that with Patrick and Eric, even though there was an ocean between us and our family, we had strong ties," he said.

Source: CBC News August 01, 2021 13:52 UTC