(Lac-Sainte-Marie) The search has been ongoing since yesterday to find a kayaker who disappeared during an outing on Saturday in Lac-Sainte-Marie, in the MRC of Vallée-de-la-Gatineau, in Outaouais.
Posted at 10:01 a.m.
The disappearance was reported Saturday evening, around 6 p.m., by the spouse of the man who lost sight of him while the couple was on a canoe trip on Lac Sainte-Marie.
Police and firefighters quickly began an evening search of the body of water.
“During the night, the police continued to comb the banks. We’ve located the individual’s kayak. On the other hand, the man is still missing, ”said Sergeant Béatrice Dorsainville, spokesperson for the Sûreté du Québec (SQ), on Sunday morning.
A Sûreté du Québec command post was also set up on the scene in the morning, where reinforcements were expected.
“There are nautical boats and foot patrollers carrying out searches,” said Sergeant Dorsainville, while specifying that SQ divers were also called to the scene.
For the moment, it is unknown what may have happened for this kayaker in his thirties.