British tourists among dead in Quebec plane crash

The family of four are believed to be from Shenley Church End, Milton Keynes and the names were released by Quebec coroners.

Their teenage daughter Felicity was 17-years-old whilst their son, Harry, was just 14.

The newspaper named the pilot as Romain Desrosiers and one of the passengers as Emilie Delaitre, a French woman from the Cote d’Azur.

Foreign secretary Philip Hammond has offered condolences after four British travellers were confirmed dead in a Canadian seaplane crash. “My thoughts and sympathy are with their family and friends at this hard time”, Hammond said in a brief statement.

“Our consular officers are ready to provide assistance and we will remain in contact with Canadian authorities regarding this tragic incident”.

According to the Journal of Quebec, the British family were due to leave Tadoussac two days ago, following on from a three-night stay.

The Foreign Office said the crash was a “tragic incident”.

A picture on the Transportation Safety Board of Canada’s website shows the wreckage of the red and white Beaver aircraft on a rock edge next to thick woodland.

The Air Saguenay aircraft was participating in a routine sightseeing flight from Lac Lengthy in Tadoussac when it went down, killing everybody on board.

Their plane was operated by Air Saguenay, who said the 20-minute flight had been taking place in “excellent” flying conditions.

Recovery efforts have been hindered by heavy rain and cloud in the densely wooded area where the plane crashed, but all of the victims’ bodies have now been retrieved.

The crash site was located by Canadian forces who flew over the search area.

Air Saguenay vice president Jean Tremblay said the pilot was highly experienced with more than 6,000 flying hours over 14 years with the airline. Delaitre was on holiday with her aunt and uncle, who were not on board, according to AFP.

This week crash investigators were hindered by bad weather and the inaccessible terrain.