Witnesses reportedly noticed him being swept away by the river’s sturdy present, waving and calling for help, however he was too removed from shore.
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A person who was swimming within the St. Lawrence River in Montreal’s Previous Port space is believed to have drowned. He had been lacking since Friday afternoon and a search to search out him was known as off Friday night time.
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A name was made to 911 round 3:35 p.m. saying an individual was in misery within the St. Lawrence River close to Pierre-Dupuy Ave. and the Concorde Bridge.
In accordance with preliminary witness info, a person in his 30s was swimming alone within the river. He didn’t look like sporting a life-jacket.
He was final noticed in an space behind Habitat 67, a area well-liked with surfers, the SPVM mentioned. Witnesses reportedly noticed him being swept away by the sturdy present, waving and calling for help. He was too removed from shore for onlookers to leap in and attempt to assist.
The person most likely drowned, mentioned Marianne Allaire-Morin, spokesperson for the Montreal police. By dusk the sufferer had nonetheless not been positioned “as a result of sturdy present” within the St. Lawrence River.
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The SPVM nautical squad participated within the search with the Montreal Fireplace Division and the Coast Guard. The Sûreté du Québec additionally deployed a helicopter. At roughly 9 p.m., darkness led the groups to cease their search.
No search operation is deliberate for Saturday.
It’s unattainable to say past a shadow of a doubt that the person drowned, but when there’s an inanimate physique, it might have drifted very far, Allaire-Morin mentioned. It might be that the particular person managed to get out of the water additional, however “the probabilities are slim,” she added.
As of Friday night time, the person had not been recognized. Police mentioned they’d but not obtained any lacking individuals report that might enable them to establish the suspected drowning sufferer.
