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British Family killed in Canada seaplane crash named | |
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A British family of four killed in a plane crash in Canada have been named by the Quebec Coroner's Office. | |
Fiona Hewitt, 52, Richard Hewitt, 50, Felicity, 17, and Harry, 14, died when the seaplane crashed in woods in the Les Bergeronnes area of Quebec province during a sightseeing trip on Sunday. | |
Pilot Romain Desrosiers and French passenger Emilie Delaitre also died. | |
The Foreign Office said the crash was a "tragic incident" and it was in contact with the Canadian authorities. | |
The seaplane had taken off from Tadoussac, on the north shore of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence - located about 270km (167 miles) north east of Quebec City - on Sunday evening (local time). | |
An Air Saguenay official said the flight was supposed to last 20 minutes and flying conditions at the time were "excellent". | |
However, crash investigators have been hindered by bad weather and the inaccessible terrain. | |
Le Journal de Quebec reported that the plane crashed into a mountainside 20km (12 miles) from Tadoussac, where the tourists were staying. | |
The newspaper also reported the Britons might have rented a car with an Ontario number plate to drive to the region. | |
The Quebec Coroner's Office said it would carry out further investigations into the deaths in the coming weeks and its findings would be published in a report in the coming months. | |
UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond offered his condolences, saying: "This terrible incident has taken the lives of all on board, including four British nationals. | |
"My thoughts and sympathy are with their family and friends at this difficult time." | |
The UK's High Commission in Ottawa is in close contact with the Canadian authorities and consular assistance is being provided to the relatives of those killed, he added. |