Story 06 CBC News Feb.17, 2009
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At your home, a head of security for Vancouver’s airport says Robert Chikanski was alive until emergency responders arrived on the scene. ChiDziekanski was declared dead at airport in 2007 after the four RCMP officers used the taser to subdue him. At the inquirythe inquiry into his death, the security’s supervisors’s testified that if Dziekanski Chikanski had been in distress, he would have done something.
The CBC’s Curt Petrovich is at the inquiry.
Triffle Anchel Mayersengermiles says but by the time he got to the scene police was were struggling with Robert Chikanski on the ground. The head of the airport security says he pichkedpitched in to help the strangerrestrain Chkansky without speaking to the RCMP.
“I have__ seenay that a gentleman on the ground with RCMP fealling from his legs__ around, banging him exstreamly__ hard __ my head into the ground and, picking up so I trappedipes the his legs with my legs, and then helps helpedd themhim with my handsead.”
A few seconds later answer myAnchel Mayer a got up because ChiDziekanski stopedstoppedarted moving.
“I believe theyI heardurt RCMP members say that _he was___ advidory___ wasn’t responding”
Anchel Mayer said the next time he got involved with oneswas where he noticed know it one officer attempting to see if Dziekanski Chikanski was still alive.
“Because that is what made me his pulse, so I was trying itto do?
__ that’s maybe __ I have checked the __. Shall we try to do __?”
That check can be seen by monichel anon ametouramateur video. But the bystander Stofer Cortinstopped recording didn’t capture what Anchel MayeratdenshelMiles saysys therewhere were as twooo more checks he in made for Dziekanski Chikanski porsonparsonpulse and breathing breading about two minutes after the last one fire fighters are arrived reved. They couldn’t sign detect any signed for his life. And Anchel Mayersilmiles tesitified that if he thought Dziekanski Chikanski wasn’t in the distress he would have done something. The airport’s lawyer asked Ansmiles Anchel Mayer several leading questions about having one andthe worldaward once for saving someone’s life like giving them CPR.
(Cur Patrwis, CBC News, Vancouver)