Excrement rained from the sky Sunday afternoon, landing on a family's home in the Magrum Crescent area and spurring an investigation.
A leisurely day took a turn for the worse around 4 p.m. when John Smith, his son Josh and mother Linda were surprised by SA国际影视传媒淏oeing bombSA国际影视传媒� outside of John's home, leaving poop stains along the back patio.
The aftermath of a "boeing bomb" which hit John Bell's house and splattered 15-ft along the backyard patio on Sunday afternoon
While they were relaxing on their deck, feces plummeted from the sky without warning, hitting the roof of their home and spreading nearly 4.5 metres. A foul stench ensued.
The Smiths were shocked and disgusted.
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After stripping down, they put their clothes in separate garbage bags. Then, John began spraying down the family's trailer, which also got splattered, the hand-rails and the gazebo in the backyard.
John Smith Jr. was on the receiving end of a "boeing bomb" on Sunday.
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After checking the website flightaware.com, Mikey McBryan from Buffalo Airways said the poop may have come from a flight en route to Toronto from Tokyo. However, there were three flights arriving in Yellowknife around the time of the incident. One from Cambridge Bay at 3:08 p.m. and the other arriving from Inuvik at 4 p.m. The third flight arrived from Lutsel K'e at 3:30 p.m. but did not have a washroom on the plane.
Yellowknife Airport regional manager Lee Stroman said the airport was not aware of the incident and had not been contacted by the or the Smiths regarding the incident.
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A similar incident occurred earlier this month in Kelowna, B.C., where multiple residents were struck by poop May 9-12.
A Transport Canada spokesperson provided a possible explanation: a valve malfunction.
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Const. Heather Cosenzo said the police investigation into the falling feces is ongoing.
