Body of fourth victim of plane crash identified as guide from Newfoundland and Labrador

July 26, 2019
Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador

News release

This morning, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner confirmed the body of the fourth victim of the plane crash recovered by RCMP on Wednesday in Mistastin Lake, Labrador, was that of the second guide in the plane, a 50-year-old man from Newfoundland and Labrador.

To date, four of the occupants have been found, all deceased. Search efforts continue today for the remaining three occupants.

1. Pilot - 66-year-old man from Quebec (missing)

2. Guide - 50-year-old man from NL (located, deceased)

3. Guide - 47-year-old man from NL (located, deceased)

4. Passenger - 67-year-old man from New Jersey (located, deceased)

5. Passenger - 66-year-old man from Illinois (located, deceased)

6. Passenger - 40-year-old man from Indiana (missing)

7. Passenger - 38-year-old man from Illinois (missing)

BACKGROUND

July 25 News Release http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/news/2019/rcmp-recovers-body-fourth-victim-...

July 22 News Release http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/news/2019/rcmp-provides-update-search-effor...

July 19 News Release http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/news/2019/rcmp-provides-update-plane-crash-...

July 17 News Release http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/news/2019/rcmp-lead-search-victims-plane-cr...

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Contact information

Glenda Power
Director of Strategic Communications
RCMP NL
709-772-7334, 709-691-1615

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