RCMP divers are returning to a Digby County lake Monday in hopes of locating a missing canoeist.
Meteghan RCMP were called on Saturday, Sept. 15 at 10 a.m. to a distress call at Barrio Lake. It was reported two men who were in a canoe had fallen into the water.
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Searchers and volunteer firefighters, who took boats out into the lake, were able to rescue one man. The second man could not be found.
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The RCMP underwater recovery team assisted with the search on Sunday but did not locate the man. They have returned Monday.
Meanwhile, the RCMP investigation into the incident continues.
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