A neighbour and friend of two people who were found dead after a well-being check in Mahone Bay, N.S., says he’s in complete disbelief about what happened.
Pat Smith said he and his wife regularly spent time with the couple, whose deaths are being called “suspicious” by RCMP.
“We hung out with them quite a bit and they’re great. They were great people,” said Smith.
“I just can’t believe … I can’t believe that this happened.”
Lunenburg District RCMP were called to a home just after 1 p.m. Sunday in response to a well-being check.
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Mounties said responding officers found the remains of two adults inside the home. They said the deaths are being treated as suspicious and the two people were known to each other.
Police added there was no evidence to suggest any risk to the public.
Smith said his neighbours were around their 70s.
“We’ve lived here all our lives, and this is the first time that this has happened,” Smith said about the small town.
Mahone Bay Mayor Suzanne Lohnes-Croft said the entire community is reeling from the deaths.
“Surprise and shock, pretty much, a lot of sadness, mostly sadness,” she said.
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“Being a small community, whenever there’s a death, there is a sadness anyway. But I think the unknowns of this situation complicates it.”
She added the neighbourhood where the deaths occurred is a tight-knit area, and residents are asked to look out for each other during this time.
“We just have to be patient, be kind to people. Stay off the rumour mills (and) just be kind to each other.”
For Smith, the loss of his neighbours has been difficult.
“We’re going to miss them,” he said.
— with files from from Global News’ Angela Capobianco and The Canadian Press
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