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.