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Human bones found in the Gaspé could be from a 19th-century shipwreck, Parks Canada says.
The Carricks of Whitehaven, one of the over 400 ships carrying Irish immigrants during the famine, smashed onto the rocks of Cap-des-Rosiers in 1847. Of the close to 200 passengers on board, 87 people died.
A mass grave was created in the area for the victims. The bones were found during a coastal ecosystem restoration project near what is now Forillon National Park.
In a statement, Parks Canada said it has put up a security perimeter as it continues to analyze the bones.
In 2011, bones were found on a Cap-des-Rosiers beach a few hundred metres away from the grave.
A coroner concluded they belonged to three young Europeans who suffered from malnutrition, potentially linked to the Maritime tragedy.
Quote:
Human bones found in the Gaspé could be from a 19th-century shipwreck, Parks Canada says.
The Carricks of Whitehaven, one of the over 400 ships carrying Irish immigrants during the famine, smashed onto the rocks of Cap-des-Rosiers in 1847. Of the close to 200 passengers on board, 87 people died.
A mass grave was created in the area for the victims. The bones were found during a coastal ecosystem restoration project near what is now Forillon National Park.
In a statement, Parks Canada said it has put up a security perimeter as it continues to analyze the bones.
In 2011, bones were found on a Cap-des-Rosiers beach a few hundred metres away from the grave.
A coroner concluded they belonged to three young Europeans who suffered from malnutrition, potentially linked to the Maritime tragedy.
