(DESERONTO, ON)- This morning at 8:43 a.m. Tyendinaga Police Service received a report of two missing men from the Tyendinaga First Nation. The men, 21 and 26 years of age, had launched a 14ft aluminum red and silver fishing boat with a small motor from the Bayshore Road area at 2 a.m. this morning.
The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) was contacted immediately and a Griffin helicopter from Trenton, a Coast Guard Cutter from Kingston and a Coast Guard Auxiliary boat from Quinte Search and Rescue were dispatched to the area.
Also assisting are three OPP Marine Units and a Mohawk Fire Department marine unit. OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) and members of the Tyendinaga Mohawk Fire Department are also conducting a ground search.
Anyone with information in relation to this incident is asked to contact the Tyendinaga Police Service or the Napanee OPP.
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