“We are getting the assistance of qualified people, proper equipment … so we’re able to continue with our investigation in a manner that protects the integrity of the evidence involved, and the safety of all involved,” she said Tuesday. Deanna Fontaine said police hired contractors, including heavy equipment operators, to help remove the vehicle, which would require “modifying the landscape” to build a temporary road. Police have said the rocky terrain and the extent of damage to the large vehicle make it difficult to remove it without compromising the crash investigation.Ĭpl. RCMP said they expected the vehicle to be removed from the scene by Tuesday night. jpg Bus expected to be removed by Tuesday night, workers build road to remove vehicle Dionne Durocher died after an off-road tour vehicle crashed in the Columbia Icefield south of Jasper on July 18, 2020. jpg Dionne Durocher, 24, and her sisters Roberta and Charley. Dionne Durocher, 24, with her twin brothers Bradly and Jerry. Your happiness puts a song in my heart, that is why you will always be my one and only sweetheart,” reads the poem. “I love you from the bottom of my heart, always brightens up my day with that perfect smile. wrote a poem for her obituary, according to Rose Durocher. Her parents did not want to speak to media, but her father John Ronnie Durocher Sr. “She was very loving, caring, compassionate to others, especially in her family, and her mom … she has a lot of friends because of her special personality.” This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. “Even though she’s tiny, she wants to reach big goals,” Rose Durocher, her aunt, told Postmedia Tuesday. “I’m so sad right now.”ĭurocher’s family said she was a gentle and loving person, and she wanted to join the army. “She would always cuddle me whenever I felt sad. jpg ‘My sweetheart’Įrnest described his girlfriend as caring person who loved her family and the planet. She was on vacation with Ernest and his cousin when the bus rolled, killing three and critically injuring 14. Durocher died after an off-road bus crashed during a tour of the Columbia Icefield south of Jasper, Alta., on Saturday, July 18, 2020. Dionne Durocher, 24, and her partner Devon Ray Ernest. He said Pursuit has not reached out to him. “Once the investigation is complete, we will take every recommendation into careful consideration for future operations,” communications manager Tanya Otis wrote in an email.Įrnest was discharged from Edmonton’s Royal Alexandra Hospital Tuesday with a concussion, more than 10 stitches each in his head and hand, a fractured wrist and other bruises and cuts. Pursuit did not respond to a request for comment by press deadline, but in a statement to The Canadian Press said vehicles don’t have seatbelts because they aren’t approved to run on highways and don’t go faster than 40 km/h. Their names have not been released.Įrnest believes seatbelts could have saved their lives. “I kind of want to believe she is the one who woke me up … because her hand was on my leg, kind of cuddling me.”Ī 28-year-old woman from Edmonton and a 58-year-old man from India also died in the crash. So I held out my hands, and then I woke up, laying next to my girlfriend,” Ernest said. “So we started going down, maybe two seconds to five seconds after that, I hear the front wheels slide off of the glacier, and then the last thing I saw was my body flying to the roof. He believes the vehicle was going too fast as the driver was pressing on the brakes when the front wheels started to slide. And then a couple seconds later, she said, ‘We’re going to rely on the transmission to slow us down,’ ” he told Postmedia Tuesday. “Right when we got on the glacier tour bus, the driver said, ‘Fasten your seatbelts,’ and we all looked around us, trying look for seatbelts and there was nothing. Please try again Article contentĮrnest, Durocher and his cousin took the tour on the last day of their trip, which they planned as a belated birthday gift to him. The next issue of Edmonton Journal Headline News will soon be in your inbox. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. Manage Print Subscription / Tax ReceiptĪ welcome email is on its way.
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