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Susan Allan and her son were driving through Kelowna’s downtown core after coming back from Peachland on a mild afternoon with her sunroof down — but stopping at a red light would change the course of her day, and weeks to come.

“This is where we were inundated with poop,” she said. “It was coming from the sky, covered my car, and got in my face and in my mouth.”

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The brownish discharge splattered across the entire hood and back seats of Allan’s car, as well as the cars behind her, and in adjacent lanes. And the smell was horrid.

“You could tell it was feces because it smelt like poop. But there was also a hint of chlorine. It was the strangest smell.”

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When Allan managed to look up, she saw a large plane flying overhead. Once the light turned green, the pair rushed to a nearby gas station to wash the particles off themselves and their car. A visit to the doctor the following morning for a swollen, red eye revealed that Allan had also contracted a conjunctivitis infection.