Trout fisherman drowned after canoe tips over
CBC News | Posted: July 16, 2018 11:52 AM | Last Updated: July 16, 2018
Grand Bank man, 68, was wearing a life-jacket while out fishing on July 13
A man drowned while out trout fishing on the Burin Peninsula over the weekend.
RCMP say the 68-year-old man from Grand Bank was trout fishing with another man in Swabs Dock Pond on July 13.
Their canoe tipped over, but only one man managed to swim to safety, police said.
Both men were wearing life-jackets at the time.
Marystown RCMP are investigating.