Woman found dead inside submerged vehicle in the ocean near the New World island causeway last night

    Friday, 12 September 2025 11:23

    By Tonya Organ

    The RCMP NL Underwater Recovery Team (URT) was called in and divers located the vehicle in the ocean last night.

    A 43-year-old woman is dead after being found inside a submerged vehicle near the New World island causeway last night. Twillingate RCMP received a call about debris from a vehicle on a roadway early yesterday morning. The RCMP NL Underwater Recovery Team (URT) was called in and divers located the vehicle in the ocean last night. It was removed by a crane. The Chief Medical Examiner and a collision analyst are involved in this ongoing investigation.

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