RCMP believe the injury of a fisher, Andrew Saulnier, is not suspicious at this time.
Provincial public information officer for the RCMP, Corporal Chris Marshall, is commenting on the incident which took place on Saturday. He says at 4:43 a.m. on Saturday Yarmouth rural RCMP were called to Camp Cove Wharf Rd. in Lower Argyle where Saulnier had been injured on a fishing vessel.
They determined that Saulnier had been working in the engine area of a boat, when it went into gear. Marshall says he was caught in the machinery near the engine and suffered life-threatening injuries.
EHS transported Saulnier to Yarmouth Regional Hospital, he was then moved by LifeFlight to Halifax.
The Department of Labour and Advanced Education will further investigate after the matter was handed off to them by the RCMP.
There has been an outpour of support from the community after Saulnier’s injury. So far over $29,000 have been raised to support Saulnier and his family through GoFundMe.
