Helicopter Crash Victims Identified as Parents, 2 Children in Family of 7

Helicopter Crash Victims Identified as Parents, 2 Children in Family of 7
Members of the Balisky family (L to R) Chevey, Jewel, Wade, Fleur, Aubrey, Remington, Indya are shown in this handout image. The Canadian Press/HO
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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.