The body of a man who went missing after being thrown off a Sea-Doo in the Northern Peninsula has been found, says a member of the family.
In a news release on Monday, the RCMP said officers in St. Anthony received a call for help around 9:30 p.m. NT after a man and a woman fell off the watercraft while on Gull Pond, near St. Lunaire-Griquet.
While the woman was able to swim to shore, the RCMP said the man did not resurface.
Crews searched for the man into Sunday evening, and the RCMP’s underwater dive team was called in to continue the search on Monday. Family members say the body was recovered on Tuesday morning.
In a statement sent around noon, the RCMP confirmed the man’s body had been located on Tuesday by the underwater recovery team.
“RCMP NL offers sincere condolences to the family and friends of the deceased, and thanks the St. Anthony and St. Lunaire-Griquet Volunteer Departments for their dedication and support of the search efforts,” said the statement.
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