(Montreal) A man in his twenties is missing after falling into the Ouareau River, in Rawdon, Lanaudière, Friday afternoon.
Posted yesterday at 11:09 p.m.
The victim would have lost his footing on a rock in the Parc des Cascades before being carried away by the current, according to the spokesperson for the Sûreté du Québec (SQ), Stéphane Tremblay.
Patrolmen combed the banks at 4:45 p.m., before the boats of the SQ fire department continued their search on the river.
The SQ helicopter was also dispatched to the scene at the end of the evening.
The search was interrupted at nightfall on Friday evening, but should resume on Saturday morning, in particular with the SQ divers.