ESKASONI, N.S. – Rescue crews are recovering the body of a man from the Bras d’Or lake in Cape Breton after a fishing boat capsized this morning.
RCMP say two local fishermen were checking lobster traps in a small boat when it capsized, sending them both into the water.
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One the fishermen climbed on top of the overturned boat and was eventually rescued by people from nearby Eskasoni, while the other man began swimming toward a small island and was lost from sight.
A helicopter sighted the body of a male near the site of the capsized boat at around 3:20 p.m., after combing the area with RCMP and search and rescue crews for three hours.
RCMP say he body has not yet been identified.
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