Man in his 40s drowns in St. Lawrence River west of Montreal

MONTREAL — Police say a man in his 40s drowned Saturday in the St. Lawrence River, west of Montreal.

Emergency responders were called in the afternoon to Pointe-des-Cascades, where the man went into the water in an area between two dams.

Provincial police spokesperson Geneviève Bruneau says the man walked out to a rocky outcrop with a woman in her 40s.

Police say after spending some time there, the man slipped and fell into the water and couldn’t climb back up.

The woman tried to save him, but she had to be rescued herself by people who were boating nearby.

The man’s body was recovered and taken to a hospital.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 13, 2025.

The Canadian Press