Lt. Len Hickey, spokesman for the Joint Rescue Coordination Center Halifax, told CBC News that the center received word of a teenager who fell from a 45-foot fishing boat Monday morning. “The boat was unable to locate the person at sea and then issued a Mayday,” Hickey said. Crews are searching for a missing teenager who fell into the sea off Pointe-Sapin, about 50 kilometers southeast of Miramichi. (Shane Magee/CBC) The center sent two aircraft and three Coast Guard vessels to search for the boy. The survey initially focused on an area of 20.5 square kilometers, but has since expanded to 85.7 square kilometers. Fishermen in Pointe-Sapin join the search for the missing teenager. (Sarah Dery/CBC) Several agencies are involved in the investigation, including the RCMP. About 20 fishermen also helped in the search according to Radio-Canada.
