The Foreign Office says it is
"urgently working" with Canadian authorities to learn the identity of
the victims of a plane crash in which six people died.
Those aboard died after a seaplane crashed in a wooded area in Les Bergeronnes in Quebec province.The Beaver aircraft operated by Air Saguenay took off on Sunday from Tadoussac, on the north shore of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.
The airstrip is located about 500km (310 miles) north-east of Montreal.
According to the AP news agency, police said on Monday that all six passengers aboard the Air Saguenay plane had been found.
Their bodies are reported to have been handed over the coroner's office.
A spokesman for the Foreign Office said: "Following a plane crash in Les Bergeronnes, Canada, we are urgently working with local authorities to establish the identity of those on board."
And according to the AFP news agency, one of the victims is Emilie Delaitre, a French woman visiting the country.
AP also reported that an Air Saguenay official said the seaplane was taking part in a routine sightseeing flight, which was only supposed to last 20 minutes.
The conditions were excellent at the time when the plane crashed on Sunday, the report added.
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