Outaouais | Man missing after falling from boat

(Grand-Remous) A man fell into the water late Saturday afternoon while he was on a boat at the Baskatong reservoir, in the municipality of Grand-Remous, in the Outaouais region.


Around 4:30 p.m., the emergency services were called to go to the Baskatong reservoir, in the Pointe à David sector.

The man was on board a motor boat with about ten people. It is not known if he was wearing a life jacket.

“Research is underway Saturday evening to locate this person,” said Stéphane Tremblay, spokesperson for the Sûreté du Québec (SQ).

A boat from the SQ and firefighters are carrying out searches on the body of water and on the banks. SQ divers are expected Sunday morning for further research.


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