A Sûreté du Québec (SQ) (provincial police) helicopter crashed while searching for five French (i.e. from France) tourists who went missing during a snowmobile expedition on Tuesday night.
The helicopter crashed Wednesday afternoon in the Île Beemer area of Lac St-Jean, where the SQ is conducting its searches.
The SQ said the pilot, who was alone on board, crashed in the water. The pilot suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to hospital for treatment.
The cause of the crash is not yet known, but the SQ said the incident will not interfere with its search operation.
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Also, from various news sources, the guide for the 8 snowmobilers (on a lake) died shortly after being brought to a convenience store while awaiting for the ambulance. The clerk said she had never seen someone so covered in ice.
8 people from France were affected and 5 are presumably dead. 3 were released from the hospital and left for Montreal to catch a return flight to France.