Two men and a woman have died following a helicopter crash on a lake in northwestern Quebec.
One of the victims was pronounced dead at the scene Monday morning, while the others were recovered by Sûreté du Québec divers and transported to hospital.
Police were called late Sunday about three people missing after taking off in a helicopter from Mont-Laurier, about 185 kilometres northwest of Montreal.
The helicopter was found the next morning at Lake D’Elvert, in the La Vérendrye wildlife reserve, located further northwest.
Police say bad weather may have played a role in the crash and that the victims — a man in his 80s, a woman in her 70s and a man in his 20s — had contacted their loved ones before they disappeared to say they planned to land and wait for better conditions.
The Sûreté du Québec is investigating these deaths in collaboration with the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.
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