A singer and shareholder of a Quebec baseball team has been identified as one of the victims of a helicopter crash near Campbellton yesterday.
On the Quebec Capitals Facebook page, Roberto Bissonette was named as one of those killed and the pilot, Frédérick Decoste, also died.
The baseball team’s president, Michel Laplante, was also on board and he was injured but is expected to recover.
RCMP say the helicopter went down after colliding with power lines yesterday afternoon and it hit an embankment before crashing into the Restigouche River.
Power was knocked out for thousands of customers for several hours after the crash.
Damage assessment + work continue in #Campbellton to ensure safety, reliability Our thoughts are w/ families + all involved in this tragedy
— NB Power (@NB_Power) September 5, 2016
The Transportation Safety Board will be sending investigators to Campbellton today.
