EDMONTON- Saskatchewan RCMP have identified all six teens who were killed in a deadly collision near Lloydminster early Saturday morning.
Aimie Candace Elizabeth Hurley,14, from Lloydminster, Alberta.
Mackenzie Moan, 14, from Lloydminster, Alberta.
Naomi Salas-Schafer, 13, from Lloydminster, Alberta.
Kristopher Tavener, 17, from Marshall, Saskatchewan.
Tarren Attfield, 15, from Lashburn, Saskatchewan.
Jayden Boettcher, 16, from Marshall Saskatchewan.
Saskatchewan RCMP say the investigation into what caused the collision that killed the six teens near Lloydminster early Saturday morning could take months.
A roadside memorial has been set up at the scene of the collision.
Attfield’s family made their way to the crash site Sunday, where a cross with Tarren’s name on it was placed. Six pink ribbons were also placed at the crash site, one to honour each of the victims.
Attfield’s father was extremely emotional as he stood at the site of the collision Sunday.
“He’s the handsomest little man ever. I don’t know what to say, he was my little man. Everybody loved him. He had three brothers. I just don’t know what to say. He was a good kid,” Dalbert Attfield said as he held back tears and rubbed his eyes.
By Sunday afternoon a number of people from the community had stopped by the memorial to lay flowers and pay their respects. A second cross was also placed at the site.
The six victims are from Lloydminster and the surrounding area. In Marshall, a small community about 15 minutes southeast of Lloydminster, three flags flew at half mast at the town’s school. Each flag had the name of one of the male victims. And a goodbye message was written in chalk at the door of the school.
“All three of them were pretty good guys. They’ll be missed and it’ll take a while to get over. They were pretty close to us,” said Kale Moth, a friend who stopped by the memorial Sunday.
All of the victim’s families have asked for privacy as they grieve the loss of their loved ones.
The mayor of the Town of Marshall, Eileen MacKay, is offering her sincerest condolences to the victim’s families.
“We are deeply sorry for what has happened in our community yesterday. There are no words to express our condolences to the families who have lost their children. We only hope to pull together as a community in this time of need,” MacKay said in a written statement Sunday.
RCMP say in the small town of just 600 people, there are likely few people who did not know the victims.
“This is the worst fatality we’ve had in Saskatchewan so far this year,” Corporal Rob King with Saskatchewan RCMP said Sunday afternoon. “It’s not very often you get six people- especially all from one vehicle- that meet this type of fate. As you can imagine it’s very, very hard on all the families and it probably will be for some time.”
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