Devon Ernest was with his girlfriend Dionne Durocher and his cousin in Jasper National Park last weekend when the trio boarded the off-road bus to head up to the Athabasca Glacier
Ernest, who is from Saskatchewan, says the last thing he remembers is hitting the roof of the bus, then waking up next to Durocher who was barely breathing and later pronounced dead.RCMP say three people were killed and the 24 other people on board were sent to hospital after Saturday’s rollover, many with critical injuries.
“I definitely think everyone would be OK if there were seatbelts,” Ernest said in a phone interview from hospital, where he is recovering.Our Morning Update and Evening Update newsletters are written by Globe editors, giving you a concise summary of the day’s most important headlines.
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