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Nova Scotia RCMP locate body of missing Long Point, N.S. man

The remains of a missing Long Point, N.S. man has been found. File / Global News

RCMP have located the body of a missing 70-year-old man who had been missing since Tuesday.

In an email to Global News, police say they officers responded just before 10:30 p.m. July 4 to a call about an “overdue” person. Inverness District RCMP were told the man had been working on his farm and did not return at the end of the day.

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Police conducted an extensive search of the 400-plus acre farm with the help of police dog services, a Department of Natural Resources helicopter, Cape Breton Ground Search and Rescue (GSAR), Pictou County GSAR and Colchester GSAR.

The 70-year-old man was found early Thursday morning on the property.

Police say the investigation is ongoing.

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