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Montreal police recover body of man who went missing in St. Lawrence River

MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA, JUL 17 – The third drowning since June near Verdun Beach highlights risks of swimming outside designated areas, municipal authorities said, with two previous deaths involving men in their 20s.

  • Montreal authorities located the remains of a 32-year-old individual who disappeared in the waters of the St. Lawrence River near Verdun on the evening of Tuesday, July 15, 2025.
  • The man’s disappearance followed two earlier deaths in June involving men in their 20s who drowned outside the river’s official swimming area, prompting safety warnings.
  • Police divers found the body at around 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, near Verdun, a southwestern Montreal borough known for its man-made beach.
  • Authorities consider the 32-year-old’s death unexplained yet not suspicious, and the case will be reviewed by a coroner.
  • Municipal officials continue urging swimmers to remain within designated areas to avoid dangerous currents, highlighting this as the third river death near Verdun since June.
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Montreal police recover body of man who went missing in St. Lawrence River

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A "heroic" gesture, a 41-year-old man drowns in the waters of the St.Lawrence, at Pointe-des-Cascades, after saving his spouse on Saturday.

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Family members of pig carrier Eduardo Reyes Bastarias Mantari, 61, ask for help to recover his body after falling last Sunday July 13 to the Paranapura River, located in the district of Yurimaguas, province of Alto Amazonas, Loreto region. Through the RPP Rotaphone, Frank Bastidas requested help from the population of Yurimaguas and the personnel of the Navy and the National Police, in order to find his father's body to give him a Christian buri…

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TVA Nouvelles broke the news in Montreal, Canada on Thursday, July 17, 2025.
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