8 people illegally entering America from Canada died, Indian family among those who died

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8 people illegally entering America from Canada died, Indian family among those who died

8 people died in illegally entering America from Canada.

8 people died in illegally entering America from Canada.

Trying to enter the US illegally from Canada has cost two families dearly. The family was trying to cross the St. Lawrence River by boat. During this, 8 people died due to drowning. Police recovered the bodies on Thursday near an overturned boat in an area of ​​Quebec. Two children were also included in these.

Police reached the spot

Members of an Indian family and a Romanian family died while trying to enter the US illegally from Canada. According to media reports, the dead bodies recovered in this accident are of six adults and two children, in which one child is less than three years old. Local police said that the cause of death of these people is yet to be ascertained. Also said that the boat in which they were traveling could not carry their weight. The bodies of all these people have been sent for postmortem.

Police officials said that some people try to enter the US or Canada illegally through the river about three or four times a year, after which such incidents come to the fore. Police officials present at the spot said that about a year ago also they had rescued a group of six Indian nationals. Their boat got stuck in the river, after which they were rescued.

Canadian PM expressed grief over the deaths

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has expressed his condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the accident. Along with this, he said that how this accident happened, it will be thoroughly investigated.

Increase in cases of illegal entry

According to media reports, in 2022, more than eight times more people have attempted to enter the US illegally from Canada than in the past several years. In addition, more than 64,000 people came to New York from Quebec or Ontario. At the same time, 48 incidents have happened so far this year.

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