The bodies of four children — all young minors older than 10 — were found unresponsive on the river bank a few hours after the emergency call.
Authorities said they were still searching for a missing man in his 30s who was a member of the fishing party and remained unaccounted for.
They were among a group of 11 people who were fishing for capelin on foot near the shore when they were caught off guard by the rising tide. Mayor Jean-Maurice Tremblay said Saturday he did not know more about the victims or if they were from Portneuf-sur-Mer, a community of about 600 people. Capelin — a silvery smelt fish — are a forage species consumed by many marine animals, and Tremblay said fishing for them is a popular activity in his part of Quebec's north shore. It is done on the banks of the river using scoops rather than fishing lines.Tremblay said the sandbank on which the victims were fishing is accessed by all-terrain vehicles. They were caught on a part of the peninsula where parts can be submerged by up to four metres of water when the tide rises.
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