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Four killed in Quebec helicopter crash near Montreal

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A helicopter crashed on Saturday afternoon in the Rang des Écossais sector of Sainte-Brigide-d’Iberville, on Montreal’s South Shore, killing all four people aboard. Quebec provincial police confirmed the deaths but had not immediately identified the victims. The New York Post reported the aircraft had “experienced difficulties” before going down shortly after 2:30 p.m. The Daily Mail later identified the pilot as Suzanne Jutras, 50, an experienced aviator who owned two helicopters, and the passengers as Chantal Raymond, whose birthday the flight was meant to celebrate, her son Loucas Perreault, and her daughter’s fiancé, Gabriel Jasmin. The flight had been intended as a birthday celebration.

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  1. A helicopter crashed in the Rang des Écossais sector of Sainte-Brigide-d’Iberville, near Montreal, on Saturday afternoon.

    Reported byCenterRight

  2. All four people aboard were killed.

    Reported byCenterRight

  3. Quebec provincial police said the victims had not yet been identified.

    Reported byCenter

  4. The aircraft had reportedly experienced difficulties before crashing.

    Reported byRight

  5. The pilot was later identified as Suzanne Jutras, 50, an experienced pilot who owned two helicopters.

    Reported byRight

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  1. The passengers were identified as Chantal Raymond, her son Loucas Perreault, and Gabriel Jasmin, fiancé of Raymond’s daughter Oceane Perreault.

    Reported byRight

  2. The flight was intended to celebrate Chantal Raymond’s birthday.

    Reported byRight

How each side tells it

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  • the left

    No coverage yet

    No left-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

  • the center

    1 outlet

    Center coverage reports the crash briefly and factually, noting that victims remain unidentified by police.

    Four killed in helicopter crash near Montreal
    BBC NewsCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    2 outlets

    Right-leaning coverage moved from brief factual reporting of the crash to a later, more personal and dramatic account centering on the victims’ identities and the emotional aftermath.

    Wealthy female pilot who owned TWO helicopters is killed in Sensational language“horror crash”Adds dramatic, emotive framing beyond a factual description of the crash.More neutral: fatal crashDisagree with this highlight? that has left woman grieving her mother, fiancé and brother
    Daily MailRightAll right-leaning headlines

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  • Left

    Has not covered this story.

  • Center0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Right2

    ended in horrorhorror crash

In the outlets’ own words

  • Sensational language

    ended in horrorMore neutral: ended in a fatal crash

    Sensationalizes the event with emotionally charged language.

    …dead after a Quebec helicopter ride intended to celebrate a mother’s birthday ended in horror when four people were killed in a crash.

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)

  • Sensational language

    horror crashMore neutral: fatal crash

    Adds dramatic, emotive framing beyond a factual description of the crash.

    Wealthy female pilot who owned TWO helicopters is killed in horror crash that has left woman grieving her mother, fiancé and brother

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)

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From the left

0 outlets

No left-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • official police confirmation
  • death toll

Leaves out

  • victim names and personal details

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From the right

2 outlets

Leads with

  • victim identification
  • personal/emotional details
  • the pilot’s experience and helicopter ownership

Leaves out

  • confirmation from police on victim identification

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  • Daily MailRight

    Wealthy female pilot who owned TWO helicopters is killed in Sensational language“horror crash”Adds dramatic, emotive framing beyond a factual description of the crash.More neutral: fatal crashDisagree with this highlight? that has left woman grieving her mother, fiancé and brother

    A helicopter ride to celebrate a mother's birthday became a flight of unimaginable tragedy when four people plunged to their deaths, including the experienced female pilot

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  • New York PostRight

    Helicopter crash in Quebec kills all four people aboard

    The aircraft went down shortly after 2:30 p.m. in the Rang des Écossais sector of Sainte-Brigide-d’Iberville after it had "experienced difficulties."

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Center

    48 min later

    Its first report, Sep 26, 10:43 PM EDT

  • Right

    First to report

    New York Post, Sep 26, 9:55 PM EDT

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  1. New York PostRightSep 26, 9:55 PM EDT
  2. BBC NewsCenterSep 26, 10:43 PM EDT
  3. Daily MailRightSep 28, 1:35 PM EDT

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