Two people have died after a raft overturned in the Miramichi River in Gray Rapids, N.B.
RCMP say they responded just after 4 p.m. on Tuesday to a report of eight people who had been on a raft that overturned.
Six people made it to shore on their own.
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However, a 29-year-old woman from White Rapids, N.B., was pulled from the water and given CPR. She was taken to hospital where she was pronounced dead. Her death has been confirmed to be a drowning.
The body of a 55-year-old man from White Rapids, N.B., was found in the water a short time after the incident. An autopsy will be conducted to confirm his exact cause of death.
RCMP tell Global News the raft was privately owned, and the group was not on the water as part of a rafting company.
Police say their investigation continues into what caused the raft to overturn.
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