DEBOLT, Alta.—Four people who died in a helicopter crash on New Year’s Day were identified by loved ones Sunday as members of a strong and loving farm family from a tight-knit community in northern Alberta.
The families of Wade Balisky, 45, and Aubrey Balisky, 37, said in a joint statement they are grappling with the loss of the couple and two of their children, Jewel, 8, and Fleur, 2.