Transport Canada says it wasn’t feces that fell onto people and cars in B.C.
VANCOUVER — Transport Canada says a substance that fell from the sky and onto vehicles and people in two British Columbia communities was not human feces from aircraft, but one woman believes the foul-smelling material that landed in her eyes had to be excrement.
The department said Friday that it investigated 18 incidents reported in recent weeks by people who alleged frozen lavatory waste, called “blue ice,” fell from planes in Kelowna and Abbotsford.
It said in a statement that staff have reviewed details provided by the public, assessed local radar data and followed up with aircraft operators and local airports to conclude that the substance did not come from passing planes.
“The department’s review has concluded that these incidents do not meet the description of blue ice and are therefore not aviation related.”