After a group of individuals on a fishing excursion became caught in the tide, four youngsters were discovered unresponsive on a beach in Quebec on Saturday morning and later pronounced dead, according to authorities.
Emergency responders were dispatched to Portneuf-sur-Mer, a riverside community on the northern shore, at 2 a.m. on Saturday, according to a representative for the Quebec provincial police who spoke to CNN.
According to the spokesperson, eleven persons went missing after setting out on foot for a fishing expedition and being caught in the tide. Of those 11, he stated six were saved and five were still missing the next day.
Around 6 a.m., four children, all over the age of 10, were found unresponsive and sent to the hospital, according to the spokesperson. Police later confirmed that the children were dead.
A man in his 30s is still missing, according to Quebec provincial police, and a search for him with divers, boats, and helicopters is ongoing.
Quebec provincial police are investigating the circumstances of the incident, the spokesperson said.