A 78-year-old man has died following a boating accident in Nova Scotia’s Cumberland County.
Nova Scotia RCMP say they responded to a call on Thursday of an unresponsive man who was in the water near a boat in Poison Lake.
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The lake is located near Wyvern Road in Oxford, N.S.
“Witnesses reported seeing the man in his boat shortly before the 911 call was received,” police said in a news release Friday.
“He was not wearing a life jacket at the time he was found.”
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Police say the victim was from Springhill, N.S.
Foul play is not suspected.