Man dies after being knocked from boat in Hants County, N.S.

A 76-year-old man has died after being knocked from a boat by a wave and injured by the boat’s propeller on Sunday.

At approximately 4:30 p.m., Windsor RCMP responded to the boating accident on Panuke Lake in Three Mile Plains.

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Police, EHS and fire personnel attended the scene and provided first aid to the man, but he eventually succumbed to his injuries.

Police said the matter remains under investigation.