‘Employee’ tears down luxury homes at marina with digger in revenge for ‘getting fired’

DRAMATIC video shows the moment an angry worker took revenge after “getting fired” by allegedly using a digger to wreck luxury homes at a popular marina. Footage appears to show a person using the huge machine to smash through one of the lakeside properties in Calgary, Canada. TWITTERFootage appears to show a person using a digger to excavate a luxury waterside home[/caption] TWITTERSome properties in the area reportedly cost upwards of £8 million[/caption] Shocked residents captured the demolition job on camera as police later swooped to the scene at the Pride of Rosseau Marina, in the Muskoka Lakes. A 59-year-old man, who was believed to be a former employee on the property, was charged with mischief in relation to the incident. He was also issued a fine of £3,200 and is scheduled to appear in court at a later date. Read more on world news GATE TO HELL Tourist 'seriously injured' after falling into sinkhole with boiling water HOLIER THAN POW Moment Russian priest hits Ukrainian minister with CROSS at troop's funeral The clip was filmed by a local witness on July 21 and showed the excavator in full use as it relentlessly tore through the second floor of one Pride Marine Group building. The user wrote: “You can’t make this up. A disgruntled, fired employee from a marina near our lake house snapped and destroyed the entire marina with an excavator.” Geordie Newlands, owner of SWS Muskoka, which operates marinas in the area, labelled the incident as shocking. He confirmed that more than one building had been damaged and estimated the cost for repair could cost millions. “Luckily nobody got hurt, which is a good thing,” he told Calgary Herald. Most read in News MERCURY RISING I had to take Boris' temperature during Covid… his reaction was unbelievable WATER MESS Germany turns off hot water & heating as Russia gas ban sends prices soaring SCHOOLGIRL HORROR Girl, 9, stabbed to death named as cops arrest two in ‘murder’ probe BLOOD IN THE WATER Trainer screamed ‘I don’t want to die’ as she was ripped apart by whales WAR CARNAGE Putin humiliated as Russia now lost 75K soldiers in Ukraine - half of troops STAY OUT THE WATER Fears that Great Whites could strike in huge numbers off popular beach “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.” Without being drawn on details, Newlands suggested that local boating companies had been put under strain by the ongoing effects of the pandemic – leading to redundancies. He could not confirm whether any boats were damaged in the incident. The Pride of Rosseau Marina is a popular summer getaway for wealthy locals and boasts several luxury home and expensive boats. Some properties in the area are listed for more than £8 million, reports suggest.