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Two dead in plane crash in Levis

The Canadian Press Published Saturday, December 10, 2016 5:56PM EST Last Updated Sunday, December 11, 2016 6:40PM EST

Levis rescue workers on site where a Grumman American AA-1 aircraft crashed in the middle of the Etchemins River Saturday, December 10, 2016 in Levis Que. The plane crashed after it hit power lines. Two people were on board and were evacuated by ambulance. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot)

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Two people are dead after a small plane crashed in a river in Levis, South of Quebec City on Saturday.

63-year-old Yves Savard, a Quebec native and a 21-year-old female French tourist were identified as the victims.

Transportation Safety Board SB spokesperson Chris Krepski said the Grumman AA-1 two-seater crashed at around 2:00 p.m.

Police and federal authorities are on the scene. The cause of the crash is not yet known but one witness said the plane struck an electric wire just before crashing.