(Ferme-Neuve) The body of a child under five years old was recovered on Sunday, the day after a nautical tragedy in the Baskatong reservoir, in the Laurentians.
Updated at 10:00 a.m.
Few details of the event that occurred Saturday evening, around 6:15 p.m., have been revealed so as not to harm the ongoing investigation. The event involved a single boat.
“According to initial information, a person suffered serious injuries following the incident and divers from the Sûreté du Québec as well as a nautical patrol went to the scene,” indicated Sergeant Ève Brochu-Joubert, spokesperson for the Sûreté du Québec (SQ).
“It was last night that the divers recovered the person who was missing. The victim is a child under 5 years old. His death was unfortunately noted on site,” said the SQ spokesperson.
The initial call to emergency services and patrol officers from the MRC of Antoine-Labelle concerned an intervention following “a nautical incident”. The nautical patrol and SQ divers were immediately deployed to find the missing child.
Investigators from the major crimes division of the Sûreté du Québec and reconstructionists were also dispatched to the scene to determine the causes and circumstances leading to the child’s death.
The SQ investigation continues.
