UPDATE: Body of missing person on Inukjuak River found
One hundred volunteers aid in operation, along with police divers
A search and rescue effort began on Sept. 23 for a man missing on the Inukjuak River. (Photo by Johnny Kasudluak)
The body of a man missing on the Inukjuak River since Sept. 23 has been found.
Volunteers came out in droves to assist in the search, scanning the area by boat, plane and ATV.
A Sûreté du Québec dive team was in town assisting the local search rescue team, community members and the Kativik Regional Police Force, said town manager Shaomik Inukpuk.
Three divers arrived on Sept. 24, according to the Kativik Regional Government, and the KRPF chartered a plane to fly over the river searching for any sign of the man.
“We have a considerable amount of volunteers doing the search on the shores, almost 100 people volunteering all over town,” Inukpuk said at the time. “Bringing hot coffee, bringing in bannock, stuff like that, they assist each other.”
Inukpuk said the missing man was from Kuujjuaraapik but has family in Inukjuak.
Please find his body we want him home he has family’s in kuujjuaraapik too hope they will find his body❤❤❤ god help the shearchers to find his body hear my prayer god please god we want his body to be found in Jesus name amen
They found the body this morning. Thank you to all the search and rescue team, the divers, the n.v of inukjuak, andy moorhouse, jaani kasudluak, micheal williams, all volunteers etc . Now we can have closure .
Nani Jaummat aliappurut, Inuit ajuinnasitiit! Qaujimanirpaat! Inukjuap kuunga angijualuk, kuummarialuq, suungunirpauqataujuq Hudson Bay kuulimaanginni, surrainirpaulangajuq nunattini, pisitiuvusi qinirtiujusi!
Inuit ilirusingatigut takuyaulaurtuq, Silumik atursutik avatarmut. Natsuni niunga atsunaamut takuyaulaqilaurtuq. Ayuinnasitiumata inuit ikayurtiigitsitialuit