KAZINFORM Four children were confirmed dead and one man was missing on Saturday after they went fishing in Quebec, Canada, local media reported. The children were among a group of 11 people fishing on the river bank near Portneuf-sur-Mer in the St. Lawrence River Estuary when a rising tide swept them away, the reports said, Xinhua reports. According to the reports, Quebec provincial police said that the children, all above 10, were found unresponsive and taken to a local health center where a doctor confirmed their deaths. Six were rescued and police are searching for a missing man with all-terrain vehicles and by helicopter. Police investigators and forensic teams have been deployed to find out what happened, the reports said.

Source: CBC News June 05, 2023 12:58 UTC