RCMP find body of missing canoeist

By News Staff

Posted Jul 22, 2014 08:36:00 AM.

This article is more than 5 years old.

BAYFIELD, NOVA SCOTIA – RCMP confirm the body of a missing canoeist was found around 9:30 a.m. today by local fishers.

RCMP say the 33-year-old from Antigonish County went missing after a canoe capsized near Bayfield on Sunday.

A 28-year-old man was able to make it to shore safely.

RCMP spokesman Sgt. Alain LeBlanc says the man wasn’t wearing a life jacket.

Police say their investigation is continuing.

 

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