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Police were called late Sunday concerning three people who had gone missing after taking off in a helicopter from Mont-Laurier, about 185 kilometres northwest of Montreal.

The helicopter was found the next morning at D’Elvert Lake in the La Vérendrye wildlife reserve, further northwest.

Police say bad weather may have played a role in the crash, and that the victims — a man in his 80s, a woman in her 70s and a man in his 20s — had contacted their loved ones before they disappeared to say they were planning to land and wait for better conditions.

Quebec provincial police are investigating the deaths along with the Transportation Safety Board of Canada

This report by ºÃÉ«tvwas first published Aug. 20, 2024.