The search continues to find a kayaker who disappeared during an outing on Saturday, in Lac-Sainte-Marie.
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 out on Lake Sainte-Marie.
Police and firefighters quickly began an evening search of the body of water.
During the night, police continued to comb the banks. We’ve located the individual’s kayak. On the other hand, the man is still missingsaid Sunday morning Sergeant Béatrice Dorsainville, spokesperson for the Sûreté du Québec (SQ).
A command post of the SQ
was also installed at the scene in the morning, where reinforcements were expected.There are nautical craft and foot patrols that searchunderlined Sergeant Dorsainville, while specifying that divers from the SQ were also called to the scene.
For the moment, it is unknown what may have happened for this kayaker in his thirties.
More information to come
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