“At around 6 p.m., rescue workers were called to a child who was missing after falling into the waters of the Saint-Maurice River,” explains Sergeant Stéphane Tremblay, spokesman for the Sûreté du Québec.
Two children playing by the water fell into the river near Rue Zéphirin-Doucet. One of them escaped unharmed, the other disappeared into the river.
Intensive research was carried out. Several rescue workers rushed to the scene of the accident. The Sûreté du Québec is responsible for operations. “Active research is being carried out locally. The fire department is on the water. There are patrol officers [de la Sûreté du Québec] on the banks of the river on both sides. There are also citizens who help with the search on board boats. Trained search patrol officers are responsible for the event. “Everything is being done to find him as quickly as possible,” said Sergeant Tremblay.
The Sûreté du Québec helicopter flew over the area on Sunday evening. Firefighters from the Régie intermunicipale d’fire de la Vallée du Saint-Maurice and their colleagues from Shawinigan are taking part in the investigation.