+34A helicopter crash in Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville, Que., killed pilot Suzanne Jutras and three members of a family celebrating a birthday. Police and the Transportation Safety Board are investigating the cause.
A helicopter crash Saturday afternoon in a field on Montreal's South Shore killed all four people on board, including a pilot and three members of a Quebec family who were marking a birthday, authorities say.
The victims were pilot Suzanne Jutras, 50, along with Gabriel Jasmin, Chantal Raymond and Loucas Perreault, according to a Facebook post by Océane Perreault, who said she witnessed the crash. Jutras' stepbrother and neighbour confirmed to CTV News that she was among the dead.
SQ Respond To Sainte-Brigide-dIberville Helicopter Crash
Provincial police, the Sûreté du Québec, were called to the scene around 2:30 p.m. Saturday after the helicopter went down in a field near Rang des Écossais off Highway 10 in the municipality of Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville, about 50 kilometres from Montreal. SQ spokesperson Nancy Fournier said the helicopter crashed after experiencing unknown difficulty. The bodies of four people were found in the charred wreckage, and the four victims were declared dead at the scene.
Police are looking to determine the cause of the crash. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is also investigating to determine the circumstances that led to the incident, sending two investigators to the site to assess the occurrence and gather information, TSB spokesman Nic Defalco said in an email. Federal Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon offered condolences to those affected and said his department would appoint a minister's observer to monitor the investigation.
He said the safety of civil aviation operations is Transport Canada's highest priority, adding the department will continue to closely monitor the situation on the ground and stands ready to provide support and work with all relevant parties as the situation develops. Océane Perreault wrote on Facebook that the flight was meant to mark her mother's birthday.
In a post, she said part of her world flew away into the sky on September 26 and that a helicopter ride supposed to be a highlight of her wonderful mom's celebration turned into a tragedy she could never have imagined. She said the crash killed her partner, Gabriel Jasmin, her mother, Chantal Raymond, and her brother, Loucas Perreault.
Family Mourns Océane Perreault Lost Loved Ones
She added that she has no words to describe the pain, the shock and the emptiness she feels, and that three people she loves more than anything were taken from her far too soon, right before her eyes. Martin Perreault, her father, wrote on Facebook that his wife, Chantal, was his better half for almost 40 years.
He called his son Loucas my pride, my successor, and said Mr. Jasmin was a loving father who had taken such a big place in their family. Jasmin was a host of a show at Sherbrooke-based radio station 106.1 Énergie. He has a daughter with Océane Perreault. Bell Media, which owns the radio station, offered its condolences to the family and said psychological support would be available to Sherbrooke team members on Monday.
Jutras was a pilot for several years, giving helicopter tours and owning two helicopters, her stepbrother and neighbour told CTV News. She became a helicopter pilot in 2020, according to her LinkedIn profile. Les Félixeries, a family festival in the municipality of Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey, Que. , remembered Jutras on social media, saying she had been their pilot for three years.
The festival wrote that it learned with great sadness of the death of its favorite pilot of the past three years in a terrible accident. It extended deepest condolences to her partner, family, friends and all those who had the good fortune to share her passion, adding, We salute you. Thank you for taking us up into the skies with your kindness.
Agricultural Groups Honor Deceased Pilot Suzanne Jutras
The Haut-Richelieu UPA Union, which represents agricultural producers in its regions, wrote in a Facebook post that Jutras' husband, Yves Boulais, is a field crop farmer and former dairy farmer in the region. The post said it learned with deep sadness of the tragic death of Ms. Suzanne Jutras following a helicopter accident.
During this difficult time, the board of directors of the Haut-Richelieu UPA, along with the entire farming community, offered deepest condolences to Yves, their family, their loved ones and everyone affected by this tragedy, saying our thoughts are with you during this time of great sorrow. In an earlier Facebook post about the crash, the board of directors of the Haut-Richelieu region of L'Union des producteurs agricoles said its thoughts were with those affected in these moments of great sorrow.
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