Two people are dead following a vessel capsizing on Newfoundland's west coast Sunday morning, near the community of Lark Harbour.

Long Range Mountains MP Gudie Hutchings posted on social media that two men had died.

"The sea giveth and the sea taketh away. I am devastated to hear two young men have perished at sea. All the love and prayers in the world are needed now for the families and the Lark Harbour community and fishing communities everywhere," she wrote in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.

The Fish, Food & Allied Workers union also sent its condolences to the families impacted by this tragedy and the communities of York Harbour and Lark Harbour

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