B.C. pilot shares survival story after small plane crash in Mexican waters
A B.C. pilot is recalling the moments when the small plane he was hired to fly over the Gulf of California on a wildlife survey expedition crashed into the water off the Baja Peninsula. Michael MacDonald joins us to share his experience, after returning from Mexico last week.
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