1 dead, 1 missing after pair fall through ice near Kangiqsujuaq

Nunavik Police Service offers scant information about incident

Two people fell through the ice outside of Kangiqsujuaq on June 9. One body has been recovered and police are still searching for the other missing person. (File photo)

By Nunatsiaq News

Two people are believed to have fallen through ice near Kangiqsujuaq on Sunday evening.

Police have recovered the body of a woman, according to an email from Nunavik Police Service.

Searchers are still looking for the body of a male who is reported missing in connection with the incident, said deputy Chief Jean-François Morin.

The pair were on a snowmobile when it fell through, he said.

Nunatsiaq News inquired about their identities, but police declined to share that information.

Morin said the search is ongoing.

 

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