Overview

• Montreal police, the fire department’s nautical patrol and Tactical Intervention Group divers resumed search operations Thursday morning after initial efforts began Tuesday evening
• Multiple 911 calls reported a 32-year-old man struggling in the St. Lawrence River near the crossing of Gaétan Laberge Boulevard and Hickson Street
• As of Thursday, authorities have found no trace of the swimmer or evidence of his whereabouts, according to police spokesperson Caroline Chèvrefils
• June drownings of two men in their 20s outside Verdun Beach’s supervised perimeter prompted the installation of additional signage and barriers along the riverbank
• Mayor Marie-Andrée Mauger and other officials have emphasized that strong currents, variable depths and an uneven riverbed make unsupervised swimming dangerous