An RCMP dive team has recovered the body of a fisherman whose boat capsized during a fishing derby in New Brunswick on Saturday.
The RCMP Underwater Recovery Team started scouring the waters Sunday morning. A body was located before 2 p.m.
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Police say they were called to Seven Mile Lake, west of Saint John near Musquash, N.B., at around 4 p.m., on Saturday after a boat capsized.
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The Mounties say there were two people in the boat. One swam to shore while the other was unaccounted for.
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At this time, a cause of death is not known. It’s also not clear if an autopsy will take place.
The investigation is ongoing.
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