Tributes paid to crash pilot killed with future in-laws
Colin Moyes, 52, from Peebles, was at the controls of a de Havilland Beaver float plane carrying Peter Keate, 81, and wife Inez, 79, when disaster struck.
The plane hit a hillside shortly after taking off from Okanagan Lake, British Columbia, and burst into flames.
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Hide AdMr Moyes was set to marry Mr and Mrs Keate’s daughter, Alexandra, on June 23. Mrs Keate’s sister Madeline Smith said: “It’s a dreadful thing. I feel so sorry for Alex. They were just a lovely couple.”
Mr Keate’s sister Susan White added: “It was a great shock when we heard the news.”