2 men reported missing found dead near Hopedale, police say
Men overdue from fishing trip over long weekend
Two Hopedale men overdue from a fishing trip over the long weekend have been found dead, police say.
In a statement released Wednesday morning, the RCMP said the pair, aged 41 and 47, were last seen the night of May 16. Police in Hopedale received a report the next night around 10 p.m.
The men were travelling on a snowmobile, heading toward a cabin just outside the Labrador community.
Hopedale Ground Search and Rescue personnel followed tracks to the water and they observed poor ice conditions.
"The two men and the snowmobile they had been traveling on were located submerged in the water just outside of Hopedale," said the statement.
Police are still investigating and the office of the chief medical examiner is involved.
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