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Driver narrowly misses injury during Christmas Day rock slide on Highway 4

Tree damages pickup truck as it came down the slope, says Vancouver Island man

A Port Alberni man with a secret kept for 30 years was outed—but thankfully not hurt—when he was caught in a rock slide on Highway 4 near Cameron Bluffs on Christmas Day.

Every year for the past three decades, Larry Horvath has packed his flat-bottomed boat, fishing gear and a Santa suit and gone to Cameron Lake to fish. He has been dubbed the “Cameron Lake Santa” and aside from some family and close friends, he has been able to keep that secret.

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Susie Quinn

About the Author: Susie Quinn

A journalist since 1987, I proudly serve as the Alberni Valley News editor.
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