LAMÈQUE, N.B. – Residents of the Acadian peninsula in New Brunswick are mourning the loss of two lobster boat crew who died on the first day of the season.
The RCMP have stated the two males had been from Lamèque, N.B., a group off the northeastern tip of the peninsula. They died Saturday after falling from a fishing boat.
Tania Benoit, whose father, boyfriend and brother are lobster fishers, stated she didn’t know the lads, however their deaths are a reminder of the hazards within the trade.
“It could be us, right?” she stated in a phone interview Sunday from her residence in Tilley Road, N.B.
She stated fishing households are acutely conscious that the first and final days of the season are probably the most harmful, as lobster traps are stacked excessive on the boats, decreasing stability and creating higher dangers of being struck by falling objects.
Benoit stated when there’s a demise at sea, the information programs by means of the coastal communities “and touches many people, not just the fishermen.”
“Even if fishing is fun and full of freedom, it’s so dangerous,” she stated.
Mounties didn’t launch the names of the lads who died, however stated one was 58 years outdated and the opposite was 33.
A search-and-rescue operation started at 9 a.m. Saturday for the two males after it was reported they went overboard about seven kilometres off the coast of Lamèque, RCMP have stated.
The older man was discovered lifeless shortly after police arrived and the physique of the youthful man was positioned after a brief search.
Serge Cormier, the MP for Acadie-Bathurst, stated on his Facebook web page that his ideas and prayers are with the “families, friends and entire Miscou community experiencing difficult times following a fishing boat incident early Saturday.”
This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed May 7, 2023.
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