A Fort Frances man is back home after experiencing first hand the situation in Cairo.
Tristin Hutton was visiting his sister who works at the Canadian Embassy there when anti-government protests began outside his hotel last week.
Hutton says they didn't appear to be very concerning early on.
"They were just gathering and police were kind of holding their distance," says Hutton. "The odd tear gas was sent, but nothing too rough for the next two days. I didn't really feel scared or worried that things were going to escalate. It looked like things were going to taper down."
Hutton says a flight home he booked when the situation escalated got cancelled and eventually took advantage of a flight set up for the Canadian government Monday.
He was initially told by Canadian authorities he'd have to find his own way of the country before the government set up evacuation flights.
He says given the ever-evolving situation, the Canadian Embassy was doing the best it could.
Hutton does have to pay 400-dollars back to the Canadian government for the flight that took him to Germany before he was able to continue home.
