The wrong Laura Lynch: CBC journalist's photo mistakenly used in The Chicks singer's obituaries
On Christmas Eve, Vancouver journalist Laura Lynch woke up to messages from friends who had seen articles featuring her photo, name, and the announcement that she had died in a car crash. In fact, news outlets had mistakenly used her photo in obituaries for U.S. singer Laura Lynch.
![The wrong Laura Lynch: CBC journalist's photo mistakenly used in The Chicks singer's obituaries](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7069279.1703458926!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/the-two-laura-lynch-es.jpg)
![Left: Laura Lynch, founding member of country band formerly known as the Dixie Chicks, who died in a car crash on Friday at age 65. Right: CBC journalist Laura Lynch, who is alive and well but her image has been used by U.S. media in the singer's obituaries. Photos of two women, one singing with a cowboy hat on, and the other smiling.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7069279.1703458926!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/the-two-laura-lynch-es.jpg)
On Christmas Eve, Vancouver journalist Laura Lynch woke up to messages from friends who had seen articles featuring her photo, name, and the announcement that she had died in a car crash. In fact, news outlets had mistakenly used her photo in obituaries for U.S. singer Laura Lynch.