66-year-old Wayne Harold Hynes of Port au Port is facing an attempted murder charge.
66-year-old Wayne Harold Hynes of Port au Port is facing an attempted murder charge. He was arrested yesterday (March 16th) as part of an ongoing investigation that left a snowmobiler with life-threatening injuries.
At approximately 4:30 p.m. on February 21st, 2025, Bay St. George RCMP responded to the report of an injured snowmobiler on Gravel's Pond in Port au Port. The operator of the snowmobile fell from the machine after it came to a stop and sustained serious injuries that did not appear to be consistent with the fall from the snowmobile. Police determined the level of injury to the snowmobiler was not as a result of the fall from the snowmobile.
A search of Hynes’ property was conducted on February 25th and RCMP seized a number of items as part of this investigation. He was remanded into custody and will be back in court tomorrow (March 18, 2025).
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