4 kids drown, man missing after fishing accident in Quebec, Canada
- The 4 children were among a group of 11 people who were fishing on foot when they were caught off guard by the rising tide
- Authorities said they were still searching for a missing man in his 30s who was a member of the fishing party and remained unaccounted for
A fishing excursion ended in tragedy on Saturday when four children died in a village in northeastern Quebec, provincial police said.
Authorities said they were still searching for a missing man in his 30s who was a member of the fishing party and remained unaccounted for.
The bodies of the four children – all minors older than 10 – were found unresponsive on the river bank a few hours after authorities received an emergency call about a group that had been swept up by the tide near Portneuf-sur-Mer, about 550 kilometres (341 miles) northeast of Montreal.
They were among a group of 11 people who were fishing for capelin on foot near the shore when they were caught off guard by the rising tide.
“Everyone is affected by what happened, because this kind of event, it’s the first time it’s happened,”
Quebec provincial police divers and Canadian Forces members took part in the search for the missing adult.
Mayor Jean-Maurice Tremblay said on Saturday he did not know more about the victims or if they were from Portneuf-sur-Mer, a community of about 600 people.