Act Daily News
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Police in Canada mentioned Friday they’ve recovered eight our bodies in Akwesasne, the Mohawk Nation territory that straddles the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario alongside the banks of the St. Lawrence River.
Authorities mentioned all of individuals have been making an attempt to enter the US from Canada illegally and there’s no risk to the general public.
Six our bodies have been initially found in waters of Akwesasne throughout a Canadian Coast Guard air seek for a lacking particular person named Casey Oakes on Thursday afternoon, in response to a press release from the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service.
The our bodies are these of six adults and two kids: one below the age of three who had a Canadian passport, the opposite an toddler who was additionally a Canadian citizen, Akwesasne Mohawk Police Chief Shawn Dulude mentioned at a Friday news convention, in response to Act Daily News news associate CBC.
They are believed to have been a Romanian household and an Indian household, in response to police.
Police and Immigration Canada are additionally working to contact subsequent of kin, AMP Deputy Chief LeeAnn O’Brien mentioned throughout the news convention Friday.
Authorities are persevering with to seek for Oakes however didn’t affirm if the 2 conditions are associated, in response to a press release.
There have been 48 separate incidents of individuals making an attempt to cross the border since January, O’Brien added.
Source: www.cnn.com