Searchers using side scanning sonar believe that they may have located a German U-boat from World War II on the bottom in the Churchill River not far from Muskrat Falls  in Labrador, Canada, more than 100 kilometres from the ocean.   German submarines operated in the region during World War II and a novel written in the early 1990s features the story of a U-boat beaching in the Churchill River.  The novel may be more accurate than anyone realized.

German U-boat may be at bottom of Labrador river

Two years ago, searchers scoured the bottom of the Churchill River with side-scanning sonar. They were looking for three men lost over Muskrat Falls.

When they reviewed the footage from that search, they made an unexpected discovery.

“We were looking for something completely different, not a submarine, not a U-boat — I mean, no one would ever believe that was possible,” Brian Corbin told CBC News.

Thanks to Phil Leon for passing the news along.