11th November 2020

Castries Man Reported Missing At Sea After Boating Mishap

A Castries man has been reported missing at sea after a boating mishap Tuesday night, police say.

Law enforcement officials say they received information that two men in a canoe were en route to Vieux Fort from Dennery about 7.00 pm, when a huge wave hit the vessel causing it to capsize.

The two men are said to have been able to cling to the overturned vessel, when a second wave hit.

It was reported that at that point, the men began swimming towards the shore but became separated.

One of the men, a resident of La Ressource, Vieux Fort, managed to make it back to land but his companion is still missing.

A Marine Police vessel was dispatched to the area South of Dennery to conduct a search.

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