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Two Aboard Small Plane that Crashed Sunday in Quebec's Mauricie Region Confirmed Dead
The crash near La Tuque involved a small plane where two victims died, with recovery requiring a police helicopter and investigations ongoing into the cause.
- Provincial police in Quebec confirmed two people died after a small plane crashed around 5 p.m. Sunday near Highway 457 by La Tuque in the Mauricie region.
- The nearby AeroVenture 2025 gathering had begun Friday, and Naor Cohen, the organizer, said the accident happened Sunday as part of the events but he could not share more.
- At the scene, authorities reported a fire and aerial recovery were necessary as locals discovered the wreckage, and a police helicopter was used to recover the two victims.
- As of Monday morning, investigators said the cause was unknown, with Quebec's coroner's office and Canada's Transportation Safety Board investigating the two deaths alongside police.
- The TSB said the aircraft had departed from the nearby airport and crashed a couple of kilometres away near a river on Sunday.
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The Hamilton Spectator
St Catharines StandardTwo aboard small plane that crashed Sunday in Quebec’s Mauricie region confirmed dead
LA TUQUE - Provincial police in Quebec have confirmed two people are dead following a plane crash near La Tuque in the Mauricie region.
Dozens of witnesses struggled to rescue the two occupants of a carbonized aircraft after its spectacular crash on Sunday night.
MONTREAL — The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) confirms that the two people who were on board the aircraft that crashed on Sunday night in the forest near La Tuque, Mauricie, died. The aircraft crashed at about 5 p.m. in a wooded area difficult to reach near Highway 457. A fire also started on the scene. Initially, it was civilians who located the aircraft. The SQ then dispatched patrollers who went to the scene of the crash by off-road vehicle. "Unfortun…
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