Platinum Contributing Member steve from amherst Posted April 1, 2023 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted April 1, 2023 Eight people are dead after they tried on Thursday to cross the St. Lawrence River into the United States near Akwesasne — a community which straddles Quebec, Ontario and New York state — according to officials. One other person is still missing. Police recovered two more bodies from the river Friday, after discovering six bodies and an overturned boat during a missing person search Thursday afternoon. The bodies are those of six adults and two children: one under the age of three who had a Canadian passport, the other an infant who was also a Canadian citizen, according to Shawn Dulude, the police chief for the nearby Kanien'kehá:ka community of Akwesasne. Dulude spoke to reporters at a Friday news conference. They were found in a marsh on the riverbank. They are believed to have been an Indian family and a Romanian family who were attempting to cross into the U.S., according to police. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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