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Body found in Lac des Sables in the Laurentians: police

The victim was not wearing a life jacket, the SQ confirmed. Mario Beauregard / The Canadian Press

Sûreté du Québec (SQ) divers pulled out a body from the Lac des Sables in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts in the Laurentians on Sunday.

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The victim, a man in his 20s, went missing after he jumped off a boat into the lake near Sainte-Lucie beach Saturday morning and never surfaced, said an SQ spokesperson. Authorities were called to search for the missing man at 11 a.m. Saturday.

The man was not wearing a life-jacket, the SQ confirmed.

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The divers’ search for the man was unsuccessful Saturday. They resumed their search on Sunday at 8 a.m. and located the victim’s body at 10 a.m.

The victim’s identity is not yet released by authorities.

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