Nova Scotia’s Department of Labour is leading an investigation after a body was discovered under the MacKay Bridge on Monday.
Police say they responded to the area of Africville Road at approximately 9:50 a.m., to a report of a body.
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The man’s body was recovered from the water with the assistance of Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency before being turned over to the province’s Medical Examiner Service.
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Police say that due to the circumstances, the investigation has been turned over to the Department of Labour as they determine if the death was the result of a workplace incident.
No further details have been made available.
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