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One of two bodies recovered after boat capsized near Grosse Ile

Updated  August 19, 2020 8:10pm EDT
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FOX 2 Detroit

Water recovery effort continues for Trenton priest off Grosse Ile after boat crash

The US Coast Guard is assisting in the recovery work following a boating accident from four days ago.

GROSSE ILE, Mich. - One of the two bodies that went missing after a boat capsized Sunday night has been recovered.

Officials found the body of Robert Chiles, a 52-year-old man from Grosse Ile, late Tuesday night in the Detroit River.

The search for Father Stephen Rooney, a 66-year-old priest from Trenton continues.

Robert Chiles (left) and Stephen Rooney (right)

The weekend tragedy happened east of Grosse Ile around 7:30 p.m. when at least a dozen passengers aboard a 39-foot-boat tipped over. While all five children aboard were rescued, only seven of nine adults managed to make it out of the water.

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While a search-and-rescue began Sunday night, it was postponed until Monday morning. By then police relabeled their efforts to a search and recovery, presuming the two men to be dead.

As of Monday's reporting, the cause of the accident remains unclear.