These are through translation software, so they're a little rough. Qubecois French is different from Parisian French. I also changed "plongers" to "divers" where applicable - the software didn't like that word.
The wreck of Empress of Ireland makes another victim
Update Tuesday August 6, 2002, 10. 48.
The wreck of Empress of Ireland made another victim, yesterday afternoon, with broad of Sainte-Luce. It is about a 33 years old diver of Holy-Anne-of-Sorel, Serge Cournoyer. The tragedy occurred towards 14h.
For unknown reasons, the diver veteran did not go up on the surface with his companion. This last is turned over to its research but it could not find it. In fact finally divers of Rimouski were also on the spot which located the body of Mr Cournoyer, around 18 hours, inside the wreck of Empress of Ireland. An autopsy must be practised in Montreal.
The excursions of diving on this wreck made 4 victims in less than 7 years. In March 1997, following the death of 2 plungers, the coroner Jean-François Dorval had made a series of recommendations which all were not followed.
Sainte-Luce-sur-Mer Monday August 5, 2002
Empress claims one 4th victim
Ernie Wells
special collaboration
Rimouski
Special Collaboration Yvan Couillard
The body of the diver will be subjected to an autopsy today, in Montreal.
RIMOUSKI -- the bad fate seems to be baited on the divers of the wreck of Empress of Ireland which, in less than six years, made a fourth victim, yesterday afternoon, with broad of Sainte-Luce-sur-Mer.
It is about Serge Cournoyer, a 33 year old diver, of Holy-Anne-of-Sorel. For reasons which remain still unknown, the 10 year old diver of experience did not go up on the surface with his/her companion. Its body was found in the wreck.
The sergeant Claude Mercier, of the post office of the SQ with Rimouski, reports the tragic events which would have proceeded towards 14 H with a few kilometers of the Sainte-Luce beaches.
"the victim belonged to a group of two divers of Holy-Anne-of-Sorel. Another group of seven divers of the area of Rimouski also took part in activities of diving on Empress. It would seem that the two divers were lost sight of the fact. When one of both went up on the surface, it did not see his companion. It is then gone down again towards the ship and it did not see it either. In fact finally divers of the other group of Rimouski found the victim inside the wreck ", according to the Mercier sergeant.
The body of unhappy was found around 18 h. an autopsy must be practised today in Montreal in order to determine the causes of the death. The coroner Jean-François Dorval is charged to make the light on this drama which comes to once more upset the followers of diving on Empress.
In June 2001, following a descent on the wreck, an accident of decompression cost the life the diver Pierre Lepage, which counted at least a hundred divings on the steamer. Five years before, in September 1996, Dye stick Relative, 41 years, of Laval, died by drowning whereas his/her companion, Xavier Roblain, 25 years of Sainte-Foy, died of the continuations of the bursting of his lungs.
Let us recall that Empress of Ireland, which ran in less than 15 minutes in May 1914, made more than 1000 died.
Marc
