SAINT-IGNACE-DE-LOYOLA - Quebec provincial police have recovered the body of a young fisher who went missing on the water Friday in a small municipality about 70 kilometres northeast of Montreal.
Authorities say the teen fisher went missing in the St. Lawrence River by the community of St-Ignace-de-Loyola, Que., with police called to the scene about 8:15 a.m.
Sgt. Camille Savoie says a body found by police divers is likely the teenager who had been reported missing.
Earlier, Nicolas Scholtus-Champagne, another police spokesman, said a number of resources were deployed to help find the teenager including a police helicopter and the provincial police nautical unit with local firefighters and the ´ºÉ«Ö±²¥ Coast Guard.
Police canine units searched the shore and locals also took part in the search.
Scholtus-Champagne says it's not clear whether the fisher was wearing a life-jacket.
This report by ´ºÉ«Ö±²¥was first published July 12, 2024.
