A 28-year-old Sheshatshiu man is deceased following a drowning that occurred in Sheshatshiu on July 15, 2021.
At approximately 7:30 p.m., Sheshatshiu RCMP received the report of a man in distress in the water near Mistashini. Upon arriving at the scene, police learned that a man and a woman were both in the water. The woman, who was trying to help the man, was rescued by police. The man was missing under the water.
He was recovered from the water and transported by ambulance to the Labrador Health Centre, where he was pronounced deceased.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is engaged and the investigation is continuing.