Wilson Williams was 18 in 1997 when he heard the roar and scrambled to shore, just in time to escape a sudden surge of water from the Cleveland Dam. In 1997, Williams said he was also fishing the Capilano River below the dam when he heard a roar. When Williams heard that a similar incident Oct. 1 had turned fatal, the word "malfunction" stuck in his mind. A Capilano River flow and water level charts shows there was a spike in water levels (at right) around 2 p.m. PT on Oct. 1. Workers' Compensation Board ordered the Greater Vancouver Regional District to make the Cleveland Dam safer by the end of the year.

Source: CBC News October 05, 2020 20:13 UTC