BREAKING: Criminal negligence charges being considered in fatal Kelowna crane collapse

More than two years after a tower crane collapse in downtown Kelowna killed five worker, RCMP are asking for charges to be laid. The tragedy happened on July 12, 2021. “A report has been submitted to the BC Prosecution Service for charge assessment for criminal negligence causing death,” read a Kelowna RCMP news release issued today, Feb. 20. “This investigation included dozens of police officers and countless hours of evidence gathering and analysis,” said Kelowna RCMP Supt. Kara Triance said in the release. “The gravity of this incident and the associated work to understand what happened has been tremendous. We will work to support our partners and our community through the next steps.” The release said it was a complex investigation that had to be done carefully. READ MORE:Three widows suing manufacturer in Kelowna crane collapse https://infotel.ca/newsitem/three-widows-suing-manufacturer-in-kelowna-crane-collapse/it99355 Four construction workers Cailen Vilness, Eric and Patrick Stemmer and Jared Zook died on the construction site while Brad Zawislak was killed while working inside a neighbouring building. RCMP are not releasing any further information at this time. To contact a reporter for this story, email Rob Munro mailto:rmunro@infonews.ca  or call 250-808-0143 or email the editor mailto:news@infonews.ca . You can also submit http://tips@infonews.ca photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom mailto:tips@infonews.ca  and be entered to win a monthly prize draw. We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above. SUBSCRIBE to our awesome newsletter here https://infotel.ca/newsletter .