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Funerals to be held for Quebec firefighters swept away and killed during floods

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SAINT-URBAIN, Que. — Régis Lavoie’s funeral will take place on Saturday at the St-Urbain church in the town about 110 kilometres northeast of Quebec City.

The municipality says Christopher Lavoie’s funeral is scheduled for May 26.

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The two men — who are not related — were swept away by floodwaters on May 1 during a rescue mission in St-Urbain, Que., northeast of Quebec City.

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Quebec Premier François Legault has said that one of the firefighters used his own amphibious ATV to try to reach a couple whose home was surrounded by water in the town.

READ MORE: Quebec flooding: 2nd body found during extensive search for firefighters who were swept away

Their bodies were discovered two days later about 500 metres apart in the Riviere du Gouffre.

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