Man dies after being swept away by river in Notre-Dame-de-Montauban
Man had been missing since Friday night, was found dead on Sunday, police say
Quebec provincial police officers have located the body of a man who was swept away Friday by the Batiscan River in the Route du Moulin area, located in Notre-Dame-de-Montauban, Que.
His body was found Sunday morning in the river, in the Lac-aux-Sables area of the Mauricie region. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Sûreté du Québec (SQ).
The man in his 80s had been missing since Friday at 11:30 p.m.
A roadway collapsed in the area at the time the man and another person were there. According to the SQ, the other person tried to help the man, but didn't succeed.
On Saturday, the area was inaccessible, steep and dangerous, said an SQ spokesperson, making it impossible for officers to walk along the riverbank.
The SQ deployed a helicopter and used drones to locate the missing man, who was from the area.
Provincial police and the coroner's office have launched an investigation to clarify the cause and the circumstances of the incident.
Written by Hénia Ould-Hammou