DRAMATIC video shows the moment an angry worker took revenge after he was ‘sacked’ by allegedly using a bulldozer to smash up luxury homes at a popular marina.
The footage appears to show a person using the huge machine to tear down one of the lakefront properties in Calgary, Canada.
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Footage appears to show a person using an excavator to dig up a luxury waterfront homeCredit: TWITTER
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Some properties in the area cost more than £8m Credit: TWITTER
Shocked residents caught the demolition work on camera as police later went to the scene at the Pride of Rosseau Marina in Muskoka Lakes.
A 59-year-old man, believed to be a former employee of the property, was charged with an offense in connection with the incident.
He was also fined £3,200 and is due to appear in court at a later date.
The clip was filmed by a local witness on July 21 and showed the bulldozer breaking through the second floor of a Pride Marine Group building.
The resident wrote: “You can’t make this up.
“A disgruntled, fired employee of a marina near our lake house broke into and destroyed the entire marina with a bulldozer.”
Geordie Newlands, owner of SWS Muskoka, which operates marinas in the area, said the vandalism was “shocking”.
More than one building had been damaged and the cost of repairs will run into millions, he added.
“Luckily, nobody got hurt, which is a good thing,” he told the Calgary Herald.
“It was almost surreal what happened. For something like that to happen … it’s like fiction.”
“It’s a small community up here and it’s pretty devastating.”
Newlands suggested local boating businesses had come under strain from the ongoing effects of the pandemic, leading to layoffs.
He could not confirm whether any ships were damaged in the incident.
The Pride of Rosseau Marina is a popular summer getaway for wealthy locals and features several luxury homes and expensive boats.
Some properties in the area are listed for more than £8 million, reports suggest.