The Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service said on Thursday it was investigating the discovery of six bodies in a marshy area of Quebec near Canada’s border with New York state.
Police said they were awaiting autopsy results and toxicology tests to determine the cause of death.
They said they were still trying to identify the dead and their status in Canada. It was not immediately known whether they were migrants trying to cross the border.
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At least six bodies were recovered in a swampy area of Quebec near the New York border. (Fox News)
“The first body was located around 5pm in a swampy area in Tsi Snaihne, Akwesasne, Quebec,” police said in a statement on social media. “There are no threats to the public at this time.”
Last month, the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service and the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Police reported a recent increase in illegal entries through their lands and waterways. The statement said some migrants have requested hospitalization. And in January the force noted that people involved in human trafficking had attempted to use shorelines along the St. Lawrence River in the area.
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US President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced last week a plan to plug a loophole in an immigration deal that has allowed thousands of asylum-seeking migrants to move between the two countries along a back road. which connects the state of New York to Quebec.
The deal closing an illegal border crossing about 105 kilometers (66 miles) east of Akwesasne went into effect on Saturday.
