The six people found dead in the St. Lawrence River near Akwesasne, Que. were two separate families likely trying to cross into the United States from Canada, police said Friday.

Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service deputy police Chief Lee-Ann O’Brien said the bodies of fives adults and a child under the age of three were pulled from the waters Thursday. Akwesasne straddles the Canada-U.S. border and parts of the territory are in Ontario, Quebec and New York state.

The migrants were from two families, one of Romanian descent but whose members included Canadian citizens and the other composed of Indian citizens. The dead child was a member of the Romanian family and searchers found the child’s Canadian passport, O’Brien said.

The search continues for a seventh person, a missing infant. Police have also located the Canadian passports of the missing infant, who is also believed to have been with the Romanian family.

For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/9592068/bodies-found-marsh-akwesasne-quebec/

Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc
Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ
Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt
Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB
#GlobalNews #Quebec #Canada