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Search called off for missing fisher

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It has been a tragic Easter weekend for a First Nation community in Cape Breton after a fishing boat capsized and sank Saturday night.  After 25 hours of searching for a missing crew member, the search was called off Sunday evening.  The Halifax Joint Rescue Coordination Centre said four fishers were pulled from the water after the F-V Tyhawk first issued a distress call. In a Facebook post, the Elsipogtog First Nation said two of the crew members have since died.