Missing Iqaluit hunter fell through ice and drowned, say RCMP
A 68-year-old Iqaluit man who failed to return from a hunting trip on Saturday is presumed to have fallen through ice and drowned, say RCMP.
Search and Rescue volunteers found man's belongings on Frobisher Bay
An Iqaluit man who failed to return from a hunting trip on Saturday is presumed to have fallen through ice and drowned, say RCMP.
Iqaluit Search and Rescue was alerted around 11 p.m. Saturday when the 68-year-old man was late returning from hunting, a news release says.
Search and Rescue volunteers found the man's belongings Sunday at around 1 p.m. about 30 km south of Iqaluit on Frobisher Bay.
RCMP say evidence at the scene led investigators to believe the man fell through the ice, and he is presumed drowned.