CTV has learned the identity of one of the victims of Sunday night's plane crash off of Vancouver Island, B.C.
Mark McLean, 47, is one of the five people killed after the Pacific Coast Airlines plane went down in dense bush on a short flight from Port Hardy.
McLean, a Comox native, is said to be a veteran of the logging industry.
On Tuesday night a memorial service was held at the Port Hardy airport to remember the pilot and four passengers killed in the crash.
The flag over the hangar flew at half staff and four Gruman Goose Aircraft - similar to the plane that crashed - flew over the hangar where friends and family gathered to share pictures and stories of the five people who lost their lives.
The pilot, 36-year-old Simon Lawrence, was remembered as a seasoned flyer who colleagues say knew the terrain around the crash well.
"He was really well-loved, his nickname was 'Smiley,' he got along with everybody," said Quentin Smith of Pacific Coastal Airlines, the company which owned the plane.
Pacific Coastal staff are struggling with Lawrence's loss, said Smith.
"This is a really tight-knit community and really a family group of people here and they're taking it really hard," he said.
Lawrence's aircraft, a Grumman Goose, crashed and burned early Sunday, strewing burnt fuselage about the trees. All but two passengers perished in the crash.
One of the survivors, Bob Pomponio, used his cellphone to text and call a friend, who relayed the information to rescue officials. In one text message, he said he could see a rescue plane flying overhead.
Pomponio has been released from hospital and is now recuperating with his family.
The second survivor remains in hospital in Victoria with a broken pelvis.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation. The wreckage has been removed from the hillside terrain and taken to the Transportation Safety Board's lab in Richmond.
With a report from CTV British Columbia's Stephen Smart and files from the Canadian Press.
