A helicopter crash near Sainte-Brigide-d’Iberville, about 50 kilometers southeast of Montreal, killed four people on Saturday. The victims included three members of a Quebec family celebrating a birthday: Chantal Raymond, her partner Gabriel Jasmin, and her son Loucas Perreault. Also among the dead was pilot Suzanne Jutras, who had become a helicopter pilot in 2020. Federal aviation safety experts are investigating the cause of the crash, which occurred around 2:30 p.m., with unknown difficulties reported before impact.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-28,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
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Story summary
On Saturday afternoon around 2:30 p.m. ET, a helicopter crashed in a field near Highway 10 off Rang des Écossais in Sainte-Brigide-d’Iberville, roughly 55 kilometres southeast of Montreal. All four occupants were killed and the aircraft was on fire upon arrival of emergency services. The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) major crimes unit is investigating along with investigators from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.
The SQ has not released details about the victims or the origin and destination of the flight, pending further investigation. Officials believe it to be a private helicopter based on preliminary assessments. Firefighters extinguished the blaze within an hour but could not revive any survivors at the scene.
Written for “Helicopter Crash Near Montrealkills Four” on 2026-10-05,
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Federal aviation safety experts are investigating a helicopter crash in a rural area southeast of Montreal on Saturday that killed all four people on board.
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The fiery crash claimed the lives of three members of a Quebec family celebrating a birthday, and also killed the pilot, according to social-media posts.
“On September 26, part of my world flew away into the sky,” Océane Perreault wrote on Facebook.
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“A helicopter ride that was supposed to mark my wonderful mom’s birthday turned into a tragedy I could never have imagined.”
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Ms. Perreault said the crash – which she witnessed – killed her mother, Chantal Raymond; her partner, Gabriel Jasmin; and her brother, Loucas Perreault.
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He and Ms. Perreault have a young daughter.
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“I have no words to describe the pain, the shock and the emptiness I feel.
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Three people I love more than anything have left far too soon, right before my eyes,” Ms. Perreault wrote.
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Martin Perreault, her father, wrote on Facebook that his wife, Chantal, was his “better half for almost 40 years.”
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He called his son Loucas “my pride, my successor,” and said Mr. Jasmin was a loving father who “had taken such a big place in our family.”
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Pilot Suzanne Jutras was also killed in the crash, according to a Facebook post by a local branch of an agricultural union that said her partner has a farm in the area.
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The helicopter went down in a field in Sainte-Brigide-d’Iberville, about 50 kilometres from Montreal.
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“Our thoughts are with you in these moments of great sorrow,” said the post by the board of directors of the Haut-Richelieu region of L’Union des producteurs agricoles.
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Ms. Jutras was also remembered on social media by the Félixeries, a festival that took place earlier this month in Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey, Que.
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The festival called Ms. Jutras, who provided helicopter tours for the event, its “favourite pilot.”
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“We salute you. …
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Ms. Jutras became a helicopter pilot in 2020, according to her LinkedIn profile.
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The helicopter crashed after experiencing unknown difficulty around 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, said Nancy Fournier, a spokesperson for the Sûreté du Québec, the provincial police force.
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The bodies of four people were found in the charred wreckage, she said.
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The Transportation Safety Board of Canada sent two investigators to the crash site to “assess the occurrence and gather information,” TSB spokesman Nic Defalco said in an e-mail.
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Federal Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon offered condolences to those affected by the tragedy and said his department would appoint a minister’s observer to monitor the investigation.
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“The safety of civil aviation operations is Transport Canada’s highest priority,” he said in a social-media post.
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“The department will continue to closely monitor the situation on the ground and stands ready to provide support and work with all relevant parties as the situation develops.”
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