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2 men dead, 1 rescued after fishing boat capsizes off northern N.B.

RCMP say two fishermen have died after a boat capsized off the coast of northern New Brunswick Thursday morning. File / Global News

Police say two fishermen have died and another man was taken to hospital today after a fishing boat capsized off the shore of a community in northern New Brunswick.

The RCMP says the incident occurred early Thursday morning off the Miller Brook wharf near Salmon Beach, about 11 kilometres from downtown Bathurst.

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Sgt. Benoit Jolette says the bodies of a 45-year-old Bathurst man and a 67-year-old man from Salmon Beach have been recovered.

He says a 47-year-old Salmon Beach man was rescued and taken to hospital with hypothermia.

Jolette says it appears the fishing gear was snared at the bottom of the bay and a wave overturned the boat.

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