Three Men Dead After Apparent Avalanche During Snowmobile Trip in Quebec

Three Men Dead After Apparent Avalanche During Snowmobile Trip in Quebec
A Surete du Quebec emblem is seen on an officer’s uniform in Montreal on Aug. 22, 2023. The Canadian Press/Christinne Muschi
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Three young fathers in their 30s died after an apparent avalanche on March 26 during a snowmobiling expedition on Quebec’s Gaspé Peninsula.

The coroner’s office confirmed on March 27 that 35-year-old Joël Crête, 30-year-old Nicolas Vanasse, and 33-year-old Bryan Forgues Morissette were killed. They were from the towns of Coaticook and St-Denis-de-Brompton, both in the Estrie region east of Montreal.