It may be the best luck or the worst, but Lake Country resident Malcolm Hett has it.

Hett stopped on his way home from Vernon to clear some rocks off Pelmewash Parkway that had fallen from the rock face along the old highway Wednesday, Feb. 3. But right before the job was done, a second slide happened, blasting his van with 91裸聊视频渂aseball-sized rocks91裸聊视频� and spooking his Aussie Shepherd, Ghoulie.

91裸聊视频淚 came across a pile of rocks, about 10 wheelbarrow loads,91裸聊视频� he said, noting it91裸聊视频檚 not uncommon for two to three rocks to pepper the parkway.

91裸聊视频淚 wouldn91裸聊视频檛 want to be the one not paying attention and accidentally drive into that,91裸聊视频� he said, adding it91裸聊视频檚 not the first time he91裸聊视频檚 stopped to clear the roadway of debris.

Hett was quickly joined by a keen helper, Oyama Coun. Todd McKenzie, who quickly suggested Hett move his van after a sizable rock let loose from above.

91裸聊视频淎 pretty big rock, about 30-feet behind me, above my van, landed beside it and shattered, spraying up the side of it,91裸聊视频� Hett said. 91裸聊视频淢y dog was in the van, shaken up from the impact.91裸聊视频�

Hett moved the vehicle to the other side of the street and let Ghoulie out while he and McKenzie continued to clear debris.

But ultimately, it was all for naught.

91裸聊视频淲e were a few minutes away from calling it good and that91裸聊视频檚 when we heard the big crack,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淭he whole side started sliding towards us.

91裸聊视频淲e had to act on instinct,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淟uckily, we both had an instinct to run.91裸聊视频�

Hett said he has never seen anything like this before.

91裸聊视频淓specially not on a well-travelled road,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檇 expect this sort of thing to maybe happen on a forest service road, but not two minutes from where I live.91裸聊视频�

Rocks dumped onto the roadway, denting and dinging his van. Luckily, Hett was able to drive away from the scene an hour or so later, after the District of Lake Country crews cleared some of the debris.

Now, Hett finds himself questioning what work the district had done to assess and mitigate the risk of a rockfall like this when it took over the .

The stability of the rock wall, however, has been a point of conversation for residents for some time, he said.

91裸聊视频淚t was just a matter of time,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淏ut that91裸聊视频檚 relative, a 91裸聊视频榤atter of time91裸聊视频� could mean today.91裸聊视频�

Hett said he hopes this instance is the only one that needs to occur before more work is done to stabilize the hillside.

91裸聊视频淕od forbid if someone is walking along the road, or some small car is driving along,91裸聊视频� he said.

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