Body located near Verdun Beach in possible drowning
The body of a 22-year-old man was found by Montreal police (SPVM) divers in the St-Lawrence River near Verdun Beach in an apparent drowning on Friday.
The Montreal Fire Service said that the search for the missing person began hours before the body was located.
According to Martin Guilbault, the division chief of the Montreal Fire Service, a call came in at around 4:45 p.m. on Friday reporting a possible drowning.
Guilbault added that boats from the Montreal Fire Service and the SPVM were immediately dispatched and carried out the search, eventually locating the victim using sonar and cameras.
“We use a map of the area to make sure that we don't miss any spot. And we use sonar that we have on our boat and underwater camera. That's the way we were able to find the victim,” Guilbault said.
According to the division chief, the circumstances that led to the drowning are unclear, but he said the man was outside the area supervised by lifeguards.
One year ago, another man in his 20s was pulled from the same water near the popular swimming spot.
This is the 45th drowning of the year.
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