Two people dead after vessel capsizes on west coast of Newfoundland
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Two people are dead following a vessel capsizing on the west coast of Newfoundland on Sunday morning, near the community of Lark Harbour.
Long Range Mountains MP Gudie Hutchings posted over social media that two men had died.
"The sea giveth and the sea taketh away. I am devastated to hear two young men have perished at sea. All the love and prayers in the world are needed now for the families and the Lark Harbour community and fishing communities everywhere," she wrote in a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.
FFAW-Unifor also sent its condolences to the families impacted by this tragedy and the communities of York Harbour and Lark Harbour
"One life lost at-sea is always one life too many. These lives were far too young to go," said the statement over Facebook.
In a post on the Lark Harbour Facebook page, the town said the town hall would be opened for people to gather this evening "as a gathering spot for our residents to support each other in this time of grief."
There was also a post telling residents to avoid Park & Youden Road.
Premier Andrew Furey also said his heart was with Lark Habour and he'd spoken with mayor Maria MacDonald, as well as Hutchings and MHA Eddie Joyce.
"I will be there to support the community through this challenging time," he wrote.
Captain Trevor Ackland, a spokesperson for the Joint Task Force Atlantic in support of the Joint Rescue and Coordination Centre in Halifax, said four people were airlifted from a beach on the west coast and brought to hospital after the vessel was found capsized.
He said the centre responded to a call from the Maritime Rescue Sub-Centre in St. John's for assistance after reports of people in the water.
Ackland said a Cormorant helicopter was dispatched from the Search and Rescue Squadron in Gander to the scene, which was near Molly Ann Cove.
"Once they arrived on scene, they proceeded to pick up and airlift four persons that were located on a beach," Ackland told CBC News.
"And they transported them to another location where they met with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and then those individuals were transported to the hospital," said Ackland.
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