The RCMP has confirmed that two people are dead after a fishing boat sank off Fleur de Lys yesterday. One person was rescued while another person remains missing at this hour.

According to police, the bodies of the dead have been recovered. The search for the missing person is ongoing, with support from two Canadian Coast Guard vessels and a Canadian Forces Cormorant, which is back in the town this morning.

The men are believed to be from the towns of Fleur de Lys and Coachman’s Cove.

RCMP received the report of a sunken vessel around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. The 23-foot vessel was approximately 100 metres off the shoreline and about one mile away from the harbour in Fleur de Lys when it sank. Local fishermen rescued one person from the shoreline and recovered two others who were deceased. The survivor, who was assessed by local EMS at the scene, did not require further medical attention.

The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre was engaged. Resources from the Canadian Coast Guard and the Canadian Armed Forces were deployed and conducted a search of the area into the evening hours last night using a helicopter and multiple vessels. A number of local residents also assisted in last night’s search. The missing man was not located. 

Today, searches on land, in the air and on the water are continuing with resources deployed from the Canadian Coast Guard, the Canadian Armed Forces and search and rescue teams from Deer Lake, Grand Falls-Windsor and Springdale. The RCMP Underwater Recovery team is engaged.

The investigation is continuing in partnership with Transport Canada and Workplace NL. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is engaged.

NTV’s Ben Cleary is in Fleur de Lys will have more details on First Edition and the NTV Evening Newshour.