The body of the kayaker who disappeared in the waters of the Saint Lawrence two weeks ago was found near Matane on Thursday.
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Passers-by walking along the shore between Baie-des-Sables and Saint-Ulric made the macabre discovery in the afternoon.
“Investigators and [un] “Forensic identification technicians were on site to determine the causes and circumstances of the death,” said Stéphane Tremblay, spokesman for the Surete du Québec (SQ).
Experts were called in to confirm the identity of the man found. It is in fact Paul-Alexander Banko, the 41-year-old man from Longueuil who has been missing for two weeks.
The deceased’s vehicle was found on May 21 near Notre-Dame-du-Portage. Five days later, near Pointe-au-Père, authorities managed to get their hands on his kayak.
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