The bodies of six people, including one child, were found in the St. Lawrence River Thursday afternoon after an air search involving the Canadian Coast Guard, the Akwesasne Mohawk Police said.
The police service said the first body was found around 5 p.m. in a marsh in Tsi Snaihne in Akwesasne, a Mohawk territory that straddles Quebec, Ontario and New York state.
Akwesasne Mohawk Police said they will ask the Sûreté du Québec and the Ontario Provincial Police for air support to assist with its investigation."Police are attempting to identify the deceased persons at this time and ascertain their status in Canada. There is no threat to the public at this time," police said in a news release.
Maj. Trevor Reid, a spokesperson for the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Trenton, said that a crew on board a Canadian Armed Forces Griffon helicopter discovered an overturned boat in the area where the bodies were located. Police confirmed that the discovery of the bodies followed a search for a missing person that also started Thursday.
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