A memorial was held in Comox on Sunday night for a young mother and her five-month-old son who died in a tragic accident last month .

Lynae Wolchuk, 26, and her baby, Elias, were killed after a tree fell on them at a campground on Comox Lake on July 31.

The family organized a special community gathering at Comox Marina Park to honour them and thank the community for an outpouring of support.

Josh Wolchuk, Lynae’s husband and Elias’ father, spoke publicly for the first time following the tragedy.

“Last June, when you told me we were having a baby, I could see the excitement in your eyes,” he said.

“Finally, something you always wanted to be, a mama of your own. Pregnancy was a breeze, you carried our boy for nine months with dignity and poise.

“On Feb. 16, when Elias was born, it wa

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