Crews are searching for a missing teen who fell overboard of Pointe-Sapin, about 50 kilometres southeast of Miramichi. (Shane Magee/CBC - image credit)Search and rescue crews are combing the waters off the eastern New Brunswick coast near Pointe-Sapin, trying to find a 15-year-old boy who fell out of a fishing boat. "The vessel was unable to locate the person overboard and that's when they issued the mayday," said Hickey. The centre has sent two aircraft and three Coast Guard vessels to perform a search for the boy. Sarah Dery/Radio-CanadaInitially the search focused on a 20.5 square kilometre area, but has since expanded to 85.7 square kilometres.

Source: CBC News August 30, 2022 01:06 UTC