Families of Kelowna crane collapse victims still waiting for justice, 5 years later

5 years after Kelowna crane collapse, charges are yet to be laid

Half a decade after the crane collapse in Kelowna, B.C., and more than two years after the RCMP recommended criminal charges be laid, families are still waiting.

Still assessing possible charges 5 years after Kelowna crane collapse

Kelowna continues to mourn Cailen Vilness, Jared Zook, Patrick Stemmer, Eric Stemmer and Brad Zawislak five years after a workplace incident claimed their lives. Vilness, Zook, and the Stemmer brothers were working on a downtown construction site on July 12, 2021, when the crane on site collapsed onto the construction project and adjacent buildings, including the office building of Zawislak. All five men died as a result. More than 20 properties…

Families of Kelowna crane collapse victims still waiting for justice, 5 years later

Five years after her son died in the collapse of a downtown Kelowna crane, Danielle Pritchett still describes his loss as an open wound, one she says won't begin to heal until she knows what happened to her son. Pritchett's son, Cailen Vilness, was 23 when he was killed alongside coworkers Jared Zoo...