Two Newfoundlanders were among the seven people who died on board an Air Saguenay aircraft that crashed in Mistastin Lake in Labrador on Monday.
The two men are guides with the Three Rivers Lodge in Labrador and are from central Newfoundland.
Three bodies were located yesterday and efforts to find the other four people has been turned over to RCMP as a recovery mission.
The RCMP’s underwater recovery team is on the ground in Labrador and work is in progress to get them and their equipment to the site of the crash, which is in a remote area.
RCMP Air Services with spotters from the Nain Ground Search and Rescue, and RCMP General Investigation Section are assisting. The Canadian Armed Forces in Happy Valley-Goose Bay are also on stand by to help as needed.
The cause of the crash will be investigated by the Canadian Transportation Safety Board.
Earlier Story:
Two Newfoundlanders were among the seven people who were on board an Air Saguenay aircraft that crashed in Mistastin Lake in Labrador on Monday.
The two men are guides with the Three Rivers Lodge in Labrador and are from central Newfoundland.
Three people are confirmed dead and efforts to locate the other four people has been turned over to RCMP as a recovery mission.
Those on board the aircraft included 61-year-old pilot, Gilles Morin from Quebec, two guides and four Americans.
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