Marie Soleil Tougas was accompanying her boyfriend, director Jean-Claude Lauzon who was flying a Cessna 180K on 10 August 1997 when the plane hit the south slope of a valley running alongside the aux Mélèzes River in northern Quebec near Ungava Bay. Both Lauzon and Marie-Soleil Tougas were fatally injured. The aircraft was destroyed by a fire that started a few seconds after impact. Tougas was 27-years-old.
Also see: Jean Claude Lauzon.
Features & TV Movies:
VR indicates Direct-to-Video Release
L’homme idéal (1996)
TV Series – Cast:
Peau de banane (1981)
Chop Suey (1986)
Chambres en ville (1990)
Fort Boyard (1994-1997)
Ent’Cadieux (1995-1997)
Jasmine (1996)
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