Lapointe, Joseph - press coverage of drowning From the column on right: "The 7th of the current, Joseph Lapointe, aged 19, son of Mr. Alexandre Lapointe of Ste Rose du Dégelé, accidentally drowned in the Rivière-aux-Perches near his father's house. He was driving logs, [probably for his father's mill] when suddenly he fell into the water and was swept away by a fast current. His body was recovered quickly, but he had suffered a skull fracture. His funeral service and burial took place on the 9th at Ste Rose."
