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Grandparents, great-grandparents, a former teacher and more beloved members of the small town of Dauphin were all among those who died in a devastating crash earlier this month, Alex Boyd reports. The passengers were between 68 and 88 years old, and all but two were women. A sombre ceremony and a multi-faith vigil were held for them on Thursday.The vigil had 18 lit candles: one for each of the deceased, one for the nine people still in hospital and one for the first responders at the crash site.
The search for five people on a missing submarine set out to see the Titanic’s wreckage ended Thursday, after it was determined that debris discovered on the ocean floor had come from the submersible, Steve McKinley reports. “These men were true explorers who shared a distinct spirit of adventure,” said OceanGate, the company behind the excursion and whose CEO piloted the submarine, in a statement.
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