Two fishermen who fell out of a capsized boat off Miscou Island on New Brunswick’s Acadian Peninsula are dead, according to the RCMP.
The men went missing after falling overboard around 6:30 a.m. Saturday.
Both were found later by the Canadian Coast Guard, but were not responsive, said Lt.-Cmdr. Len Hickey, public affairs officer at the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre.
The names and ages of the two men have not been released by the RCMP.
A third individual was also on board the boat, but never went overboard.
The search has been declared over.
Start of season
Saturday marked the first day for lobster fishing in that area, which is Zone
