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May 6, 2005

Two men believed drowned near Cape Dorset

Police believe two men drowned while snowmobiling near Cape Dorset after a hunting trip last week.

RCMP called off the search for the men last Sunday.

Usuittuq Jaw, 25, was hunting for ptarmigan in the area four days earlier, but failed to come back before nightfall as he had planned.

The next day, two search-and-rescue volunteers found Jaw in a cabin about 80 kilometres outside the community. Police say the three men were supposed to stay there and wait until Saturday morning, before attempting to come home.

Instead, they decided to leave at night.

Jaw and one of his rescuers drove a snowmobile ahead of the third man, who lost sight of them along the way.

He stopped and looked for the missing men, and then returned to Cape Dorset. Several more search teams tried finding them, without success.

Spotters in an RCMP plane later saw a snowmobile trail leading to the water where the men were last seen. There was no debris or any other sign of the missing men.

Police investigators say the men likely drove into the open water and drowned.

Police are withholding the name of the 35-year-old man who died with Jaw, citing the family's wish for privacy.

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