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Still no sign of missing Akwesasne man after St. Lawrence River drownings

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There is still no sign of a missing Akwesasne man whose boat was found near where the bodies of eight people were pulled from the St. Lawrence River last week.

Akwesasne Mohawk Police had been looking for 30-year-old Casey Oakes since Thursday.

Oakes was last seen Wednesday night operating a boat that was found next to the bodies, but police have made no direct connections between Oakes and the deaths.

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Police have said the eight victims consisted of two families, one of Romanian and another of Indian descent.

Authorities said they were allegedly attempting to illegally cross into the United States from Canada through

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