Search and rescue operations for a missing Northern Ontario couple has ended in tragedy.

Kapuskasing couple Nicole Blais, 47, and Jody Blais, 49, were last seen leaving Sudbury via helicopter March 4 at 6:45 p.m., but did not return to the hangar in Fauquier as scheduled. Their cell phone last pinged a tower near Timmins.

OPP say their Emergency Response Team located the wreckage of their helicopter and bodies of 47-year-old Nicole and 49-year-old Jody Blais, both deceased. Both the OPP and Transportation Board will be conducting an investigation into the circumstances leading up to the crash.

Anyone with information that could assist the investigation is encouraged to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122.