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RCMP divers have recovered a man’s body from the St. Croix River, between St. Stephen, N.B., and Calais, Maine, after he allegedly fled from officers over the weekend and began swimming toward the U.S. border.
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RCMP said the man appeared to struggle about halfway across the river, then went underwater and did not resurface. (David Bell/CBC)
RCMP divers have recovered a man’s body from the St. Croix River, between St. Stephen, N.B., and Calais, Maine, after he allegedly fled from officers over the weekend and began swimming toward the U.S. border.
The Serious Incident Response Team, known as SIRT, has been asked to conduct an independent review of the incident, RCMP Cpl. Matthew Leblanc-Smith said.
It started on Saturday, shortly after 2:30 p.m., when RCMP members on patrol along Milltown Boulevard in St. Stephen spotted a man wanted on what are known as unendorsed warrants, according to Leblanc-Smith. These warrants require the individual to be detained and brought before a judge for a hearing, he said.
No information about the man, such as his name, age, or why he was wanted on warrants, has been released.
“As police approached the man,
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