Authorities in the Mohawk Territory of Akwesasne said Friday one child is missing after the bodies of six migrants of Indian and Romanian descent were pulled from a river that straddles the Canada-U.S. border.
says police found a Canadian passport belonging to a missing infant with the Romanian family, adding that the deceased child was also a Canadian citizen.“This is a heartbreaking situation, particularly given the young child that was among them,” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said. “We need to understand properly what happened, how it happened and do whatever we can to minimize the chances of this ever happening again.
The Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service said the first body was located around 5 p.m. in a marsh. The area was searched further by a police marine unit with the help of the Canadian Coast Guard and the Hogansburg Akwesasne Volunteer Fire Department. Air support units with the Quebec provincial police and Ontario Provincial Police are expected to assist with the investigation of the area.Akwesasne police say there have been 48 incidents of people trying to cross illegally into
or into the United States through the Mohawk territory since January, and most of them have been of Indian or Romanian descent.
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Child missing after migrant bodies found near Canada borderAuthorities in the Mohawk Territory of Akwesasne say one child is missing after the bodies of six migrants of Indian and Romanian descent were pulled from the river Thursday. The bodies included that of a second child under three and were found in the community that straddles the Canada-U.S. border. Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service Deputy Police Chief Lee-Ann O’Brien says said the victims were trying to enter the United States illegally from Canada. She says the deceased child was Canadian and that weather conditions were rough Wednesday night. Police continue to investigate after the bodies were discovered Thursday in the St. Lawrence River near Akwesasne, Quebec.
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