The Canadian Coast Guard confirmed Tuesday the body of a third fisherman was found late Tuesday morning, as a search and rescue mission continued for one other man.
The Canadian Coast Guard has recovered the body of a third fisherman missing off the coast of St. Lawrence, N.L., and crews are still searching for one other missing man.
One man’s body was found at 4:15 a.m. local time on Tuesday, the second man’s body was found at 11:15 a.m., and the third man’s body was found at 11:40 a.m.
The four men went missing in the mouth of Placentia Bay, off the southeast coast of Newfoundland, after leaving from St. Lawrence shortly after midnight Sunday to fish crab. They were due back before 8 p.m. Monday evening, but they did not arrive.
When the Canadian Coast Guard’s Maritime Rescue Sub-Centre in St. John’s was called at 7:58 p.m., it worked with the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Halifax to dispatch multiple aircraft and vessels, along with local volunteers, all of which searched through the night.
‘Just there for each other’
Mayor Paul Pike said three of the men are in the same family — father, son and nephew — and the other man is a family friend. Pike went to school with the father, and the other three are Pike’s former students.
“St. Lawrence is a community that’s faced many tragedies over the years. We have a very rich history, but we also have a very sad history as well. And we certainly are going to continue with that same resolve to help each other through this,” Pike said Tuesday, noting the community’s mining and fishing histories have brought their share of hardships.
“It’s hard to verbalize what we’re feeling here today.”
Pike said the close-knit town of 1,200 people is in a very sombre mood, but grateful for the outpouring of help in the search from people all along the Burin Peninsula.
“We’re