Man missing after boat capsizes in St. Lawrence River near Montreal

Const. Yanick Ouimet of the Montreal police says two boaters clung to the wreckage for two hours before a 51-year-old man slipped away. His 37-year-old boating partner held on for an extra hour and was rescued by family members who came along in another boat.

The boaters were all headed toward a family residence on an island near Montreal.

The rescued man, who is expected to be released from hospital later today, told police they were only a few hundred metres from shore when the boat hit a wave and flipped.

Police say the men were not wearing life-jackets.