FIRST WORD
The Office of the Chief Coroner apologizes for the misidentification and any confusion created by it. The coroner’s office extends its deepest sympathies to the families and friends of those who lost their lives as well as those who were involved in the collision.”
Statement from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Justice after two of the Canadian junior hockey players involved in a deadly bus crash Friday were mistakenly identified as the other. One of the Humboldt Broncos players who was believed to have survived — 18-year-old goaltender Parker Tobin — was among the 15 people who died. One of the previously confirmed dead, defenseman Xavier Labelle, survived. The misidentification was discovered Sunday night, according to the statement.