Search for man continues after police pull 8 bodies from waters near Akwesasne
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Akwesasne Mohawk Police say they are working with Immigration Canada and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to confirm the identities of the eight migrants whose bodies were pulled from the St. Lawrence River this week.
The search continued Saturday in a marshy area of the St. Lawrence River where the bodies of eight migrants were pulled earlier this week, for a man missing from the Mohawk community of Akwesasne.
Thirty-year-old Casey Oakes was last seen Wednesday night operating a boat that was found Thursday next to the bodies of the migrants, however police have not made any direct connections between the deaths and Oakes.
Akwesasne Mohawk Police said they are working with Immigration Canada and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to confirm the identities of the eight migrants.
So far, just two of the migrants have been identified. They are Florin Iordache and Cristina "Monalisa" Zenaida Iordache. They were both 28
Police say Florin Iordache had two passports in his possession corresponding to two young children who were also found. Those children were aged one and two.
One of the children was a Canadian citizen, and the victims are believed to be of Romanian and Indian descent.
Police have not yet confirmed the identities of the four Indian nationals. Their family members have not yet been notified.
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