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Eels writhe on Vancouver airport tarmac after escaping from box

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It was not quite the 2006 film Snakes on a Plane┬аat┬аVancouver┬аInternational Airport (YVR), but there were real┬аeels┬атАФ dozens of them тАФ writhing on the tarmac during a recent incident captured on video.

Air Canada Cargo says in a statement that it was handling a shipment of┬аeels┬аfrom Toronto to┬аVancouver┬аon July 7 when one container box accidentally spilled during unloading.

Video on social media shows the broken box on top of a stationary conveyor belt with half-metre-long┬аeels┬аslithering out and falling to the ground, while about two dozen writhed on the tarmac below.

The video also recorded at least one person screaming in the background as the┬аeels┬аspilled to the ground.

Air Canada Cargo says the┬аeels┬аwere collected and repackaged, and the company is in contact with the customer about the incident.

A statement from YVR media relations says airport operations were not affected by the spill.

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