Fort Simpson and the BC Underwater Recovery Team (URT) have located the missing excavator operator who went into the water with his equipment near the Mackenzie Highway last week.
A news release Tuesday advised that the BC URT were able to enter the standing water and locate the 58 year-old man.
The man, who was not identified in the news release, was found dead and has been transferred into the NWT Coroner ServiceSA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™s care.
The NT thank the BC for their assistance and offered their thoughts and prayers to the manSA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™s family.