Bodies recovered in
Fortune Bay |
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updated Nov 24 2005 05:29 PM NST
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News |
Searchers recovered two bodies
in Fortune Bay Thursday afternoon, as a search
continued for the third fisherman missing since
Tuesday night.
"Late this afternoon, I guess, what was
expected came when they found two of the
bodies," said Steward May, the mayor of
Belleoram.
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A Belleoram resident looks out
his window Wednesday as search teams attempted
to locate three missing fishermen from the
community. | "I guess
now the town is in mourning. Just pray for us,
because we really need it."
There was no immediate word on the
identity of the victims.
May said the bodies were found about
eight kilometers from where the fishermen's
capsized boat was spotted Wednesday.
The seven-metre vessel, an uncovered
fishing boat, was recovered Thursday morning, as
well as debris that included some fishing gear.
Three people – skipper Eric Savoury, 45,
and teenage crew members A.J. Poole and Tim Cox
– were reported missing Tuesday night. They had
left port early that morning.
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Bill
Fizzard | May said
earlier Belleoram was trying to pull together
with the disappearance of the three men.
High winds frustrating searchers Tuesday
night and through Wednesday, although waters
were comparatively calm Thursday.
Canadian Coast Guard search and rescue
co-ordinator Christopher Fitzgerald said
Thursday morning that searchers had little
reason to be hopeful.
The ocean temperature in the area is 8
degrees, he said. Even with the best survival
gear, it's unlikely anyone submerged in water
that cold would last more than 12 hours.
On Wednesday, residents of the town held
out hope that the three men were safe.
"[They are] three good friends we grew up
with, knew a lifetime … hopefully, they are over
across the bay, safe," said friend Vincent
Poole.
Bill Fizzard, who has fished for lobster
with Savoury, says he does not believe his
friend would have attempted to cross Fortune Bay
to return home in bad weather. Risks, he said,
come with the fishing business.
"No, he shouldn't have been out there,
but everyone is trying to make a living this
time of year," Fizzard said
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