Saturday evening, around 7 p.m., a man was swept away by the waves of the Batiscan River near Notre-Dame-de-Montauban. The 40-year-old man was trying to swim across the stream accompanied by another person when he was lost to sight.
Posted at 1:05 p.m.
The police and the MRC Mékinac fire department began the search on Saturday on the river and its banks, but without success. Sunday morning, a command post, walkers, divers, as well as the Sûreté du Québec helicopter were sent to the scene to continue the search.
More details will follow.