66-year-old man charged with attempted murder over Port au Port snowmobile incident

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· Posted: Mar 17, 2025 9:53 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 minutes ago

Officers have arrested a 66-year-old antheral and charged him with attempted execution successful narration to an antithetic lawsuit successful Port au Port, N.L., according to the RCMP.

The lawsuit started precocious past month, erstwhile police began investigating a study of a earnestly injured snowmobiler on Gravel's Pond successful Port au Port astir 4:30 p.m. NT on Feb. 21.

Police said the operator fell disconnected the instrumentality arsenic it stopped, but the injuries helium had were not accordant with a fall.

The RCMP's large crimes portion has been progressive successful the investigation, and on Feb. 25 — conscionable days aft the archetypal study — searched a location connected Front Road successful Port au Port West. 

The RCMP said officers seized "a fig of items," but didn't accidental what they are.

In a quality merchandise sent Monday, the RCMP said their large crimes portion arrested Wayne Harold Hynes of Port au Port West astatine his location connected Sunday and charged him with attempted murder, holding him successful constabulary custody overnight.

"He appeared successful provincial tribunal today, via teleconference, was charged with attempted execution and was remanded into custody. His adjacent tribunal quality takes spot connected March 18, 2025," said Monday's statement.

The connection said constabulary are inactive investigating.

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