CTV News has exclusively obtained never before seen footage of Robert Dziekanski's last hours at the Vancouver airport last October.
Dziekanski, a Polish immigrant, died after being hit twice by an RCMP Taser gun at YVR on October 14, 2007. He was coming to Canada to reunite with his 61-year-old mother and had never travelled outside of Poland before.
The footage and accompanying report were obtained through a Freedom of Information request by CTV News to the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA).
The previously unreleased video was recorded by cameras in the CBSA area of the airport.
The footage shows Dziekanski as he passes through passport control, where he was processed for landing as a new immigrant, at International Arrivals at 4:05 p.m. on October 13th, 2007. Dziekanski enters the baggage area but seems unsure of where he should go. He backtracks a couple of times, and then disappears from view.
Dziekanski is out of sight of the security cameras for another five hours. In the documents accompanying the video, it is suggested he may in the washroom for much of that time.
After dealing with CBSA officials, he exits the immigration hall at 12:46 a.m. October 14th. He pushes his luggage down the corridor and exits into the public waiting area, twenty feet away from the street. There is no one waiting for him.
He re-enters YVR's semi-secured area, and at 1:22 a.m. four RCMP officers arrive on the scene.
The detailed report includes witness statements from officials saying repeatedly that Dziekanki appeared "fatigued" and "disheveled," but does not say he was agitated or angry.
The CBSA report says they will continue to cooperate with RCMP in the investigation, and plans to improve the "dead spots" in the video surveillance area.
Canadian officials have again expressed regret over Dziekanski's death, most recently after Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier met with his Polish counterpart Radoslaw Sikorski this week.
The two men agreed that investigations by both Canada and Poland should continue and will "get to the bottom of the matter."
With files from The Canadian Press
