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| Quebec plane crash: UK Foreign Office 'urgently' seeks to identify victims. | Quebec plane crash: UK Foreign Office 'urgently' seeks to identify victims. |
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| The Foreign Office says it is "urgently working" with Canadian authorities to learn the identity of the victims of a plane crash in which six people died. | The Foreign Office says it is "urgently working" with Canadian authorities to learn the identity of the victims of a plane crash in which six people died. |
| Those aboard died after a seaplane crashed in a wooded area in Les Bergeronnes in Quebec province. | Those aboard died after a seaplane crashed in a wooded area in Les Bergeronnes in Quebec province. |
| The Beaver aircraft operated by Air Saguenay took off on Sunday from Tadoussac, on the north shore of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. | The Beaver aircraft operated by Air Saguenay took off on Sunday from Tadoussac, on the north shore of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. |
| The airstrip is located about 500km (310 miles) north-east of Montreal. | |
| According to the AP news agency, police said on Monday that all six passengers aboard the Air Saguenay plane had been found. | According to the AP news agency, police said on Monday that all six passengers aboard the Air Saguenay plane had been found. |
| Their bodies are reported to have been handed over the coroner's office. | Their bodies are reported to have been handed over the coroner's office. |
| A spokesman for the Foreign Office said: "Following a plane crash in Les Bergeronnes, Canada, we are urgently working with local authorities to establish the identity of those on board." | A spokesman for the Foreign Office said: "Following a plane crash in Les Bergeronnes, Canada, we are urgently working with local authorities to establish the identity of those on board." |
| And according to the AFP news agency, one of the victims is Emilie Delaitre, a French woman visiting the country. | And according to the AFP news agency, one of the victims is Emilie Delaitre, a French woman visiting the country. |
| AP also reported that an Air Saguenay official said the seaplane was taking part in a routine sightseeing flight, which was only supposed to last 20 minutes. | AP also reported that an Air Saguenay official said the seaplane was taking part in a routine sightseeing flight, which was only supposed to last 20 minutes. |
| The conditions were excellent at the time when the plane crashed on Sunday, the report added. | The conditions were excellent at the time when the plane crashed on Sunday, the report added. |