Driver of car that drove off Gondola Point ferry identified as Nauwigewauk man

The driver and lone occupant of a vehicle that went off the Gondola Pointferry and into the water Saturday night was identified Monday as a 40-year-oldman from Nauwigewauk, northeast of Saint John.

New Brunswick RCMPreleased further details on the fatal incidentbut did not provide the victim's name.

In a news release, the RCMP said avehicle was seen going "through a barricade and onto a non-operational ferry docked at the Gondola Point ferry terminal" in Clifton Royal, on the Kingston Peninsula.

Shortly after, the vehicle wentoff the ferry ramp and into the Kennebecasis River, the release stated.

• Body located Sunday after car drives off of ferry and into water in Kingston Peninsula

The ferry service was shut downSaturday andSundaybecause of the strike by some CUPEworkers in the province.

Members of the Hampton RCMP were at the scene Saturday night, along with fire officials with rescue boats, and paramedics. A search of the water was conducted, and the location of the vehicle was identified.

On Sunday, shortly after 3 p.m., the RCMP's underwater recovery team located and recovered the vehicle, and the body of a man inside.

An autopsy is being conducted to determine the man's exact cause of death, the RCMP release stated.

The investigation into the incident is continuing.