Tragedy strikes as children drown while fishing in Quebec's changing tide.

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Tragedy strikes as children drown while fishing in Quebec's changing tide.
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Four children drowned and a man is missing after a group of 11 people were caught off guard by the rising tide while fishing for capelin on foot near the shore in Portneuf-sur-Mer, Quebec. The bodies of the children, all minors older than 10, were found unresponsive on the river bank. Quebec provincial police divers and Canadian Forces members are searching for the missing adult. Fishing for capelin is a popular activity in the area, but this is the first time such an event has occurred.

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