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She later learned it was her 31-year-old son Cole Sayers who helped his mother to safety after the plane tipped over.
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When the plane flipped, Sayers was left hanging upside-down inside the aircraft with her head underwater, struggling to lift her head to take a breath.
Five people were in the Atleo River Air Services Cessna float plane, including Sayers, her son, two other passengers involved in a clean-energy project, and a pilot. They were on their way to Hesquiaht to view the project late Monday morning.
When the plane flipped, Sayers was left hanging upside-down inside the aircraft with her head underwater, struggling to lift her head to take a breath. Five people were in the Atleo River Air Services Cessna float plane, including Sayers, her son, two other passengers involved in a clean-energy project, and a pilot. They were on their way to Hesquiaht to view the project late Monday morning. “We were taxiing out of the harbour and [the pilot] seemed to be having a really hard time getting out,” said Sayers, who is used to flying on larger float planes. The plane started to climb but the ride was bumpy, she said.