2 men found dead inside car pulled out of Moncton creek
CBC
Firefighters recovered the bodies of two men after responding to a call about a car found upside down in a Moncton creek on Tuesday morning.
The Moncton Fire Department received the call about the car in Hall's Creek at 9:19 a.m., said platoon chief Brian McDonald.
McDonald said it appeared the car was travelling north on Church Street when it crashed through a barrier and into the creek, which is a tributary to the Petitcodiac River.
McDonald said that once on scene, firefighters used ropes and a ladder to reach the car from the banks of the creek.
After about 30 minutes, firefighters got close enough to determine there were bodies in the car, he said.
"At that point, the incident was deemed a recovery operation and no longer a rescue operation," he said.
After about another hour, firefighters pulled the car out of the creek using a tow truck and recovered the two bodies, McDonald said.
Details about the two men who died were not available.
McDonald said though the call came in at 9:19 a.m., it's unclear exactly when the vehicle crashed into the creek, as no witnesses have come forward.
"For reasons unknown, the car left the road, crashed through some railings on the bridge, and landed in the river," he said.
McDonald said Codiac RCMP officers were still at the scene Tuesday afternoon investigating the crash.
He said the RCMP deployed drones to do an aerial search of other parts of the creek to ensure no other victims were involved in the crash.
CBC News asked the Codiac RCMP for an interview but did not receive a response by Tuesday afternoon.
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