Capsized boat hoax triggers search and rescue mission

Canadian Coast Guard officials are trying to track down a prank caller after a phony report of a capsized boat launched a search and rescue operation.

The call came in at about 8 p.m. Tuesday, claiming a boat had overturned and several people were in the water near Baie D'Urfe, on Montreal's West Island.

The Coast Guard dispatched a helicopter while the Montreal fire department sent 15 firefighters on three boats to scour the area.

Rescuers quickly realized it was likely a hoax.

"It wasn't found," Claude Deschuymer of the Montreal fire department said of the boat.

"The [story] wasn't very solid. We missed a lot of information. That's why the Coast Guard figured it was a false call."

About two hours later, the male caller contacted authorities again, this time saying a boat had capsized near the Mercier Bridge on the St-Lawrence River.

That was also deemed a hoax.

Coast Guard officials say they're now trying to locate the caller.

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