Overview

• On May 28 a TransLink bus jumped the curb at the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal, killing four-year-old Leonardo and pinning his mother, Silvana de Oliveira Schramm.
• Leonardo was hailed as his parents’ “one per cent miracle baby” after a low-chance pregnancy and died at the scene.
• A GoFundMe campaign launched June 1 has raised nearly $79,000 to cover Leonardo’s funeral, possible burial in Brazil and Silvana’s medical and rehabilitative care.
• The uver Vancouver Police Department is leading the investigation with assistance from ICARS and the CVSE branch, and early findings suggest speed was not a factor.
• The Brazilian-Canadian family faces difficult decisions on repatriating Leonardo’s remains and managing ongoing costs for Silvana’s long and uncertain recovery.