Driver of sunk backhoe tractor presumed dead
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A 34-year-old Sagkeeng First Nation man is presumed drowned after the backhoe tractor he was driving fell through thin ice on the Winnipeg River.
RCMP Const. Trevor Ens said Trevor Bruyere was driving the backhoe 150 metres from the river’s shore on noon Thursday when it broke through the ice and sank instantly.
Tanya Bruyere, who is not related to Trevor Bruyere, had a clear view of the accident scene from the window of her home on the south shore of the Winnipeg River.
Bruyere said the backhoe was plowing a winter road along the river heading north. She said Sagkeeng’s fire chief was driving a truck on the ice alongside Trevor Bruyere when he fell through the ice.
“The tractor tipped over and cracked the ice and he went through,” she said. “They haven’t found his body. It’s kind of really shocking.”
Rescue crews were still at the water’s edge and Ens said divers are expected to scour the deep waters for Trevor Bruyere’s body Saturday. He is presumed drowned due to the deep water and frigid temperatures.
Sagkeeng Coun. Joe Daniels said Trevor Bruyere’s death saddened the entire community. Daniels said Trevor Bruyere died shortly before the funeral of one of Sagkeeng’s elders.
“He does have a big family and of course they’re all devastated,” Daniels said. “When things like this happen the whole community feels it.”
Sagkeeng First Nation has a population of more than 6,000 and is located 145 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg.
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