We were screaming, crying, trying to get out: Fatal Ontario boat crash trial continues [Video]

One of four survivors who was trapped inside the cabin of a motorized boat that crashed near Outer Harbour Marina on May 31, 2022, recalled the panic and fear she experienced that night in court Thursday.

“When the boat crashed, we were stuck down there for probably 45 minutes. The boat was slanted. It was completely flopped and sitting on the rock. It was sinking. Thank God we didn’t drown because the rock was able to hold the boat up,” Zaynab Altakawee told court on day four of the trial for Filip Grkovski.

Grkovski, the owner of the boat who was allegedly driving at the time of the collision, is facing eight charges including two counts of criminal negligence causing death and two counts of impaired operation causing death. Megan Wu, 24, of Newmarket, and Julio Abrantes, 34, of Richmond Hill, who were also passengers on board the boat, were killed.

Before the …