Quebec's North Shore communities grieving after deaths of 4 children, 1 man during fishing trip

As Quebec provincial police investigate the deaths of four children and one man on a fishing trip on the St. Lawrence River shoreline in Portneuf-sur-Mer, Que., communities in Quebec’s North Shore region are expressing their shock and grief.

According to a report by Radio-Canada, the children hailed from the village of Les Escoumins, Que., about 44 kilometres south of Portneuf-sur-Mer.

Provincial police have said they will not release the identities of the children, but the one adult victim has been identified as Keven Girard, 37, from Les Bergeronnes, Que., a neighbouring village of Les Escoumins.

Girard was the father of two of the deceased children, according to Radio-Canada.

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