Three people who had gone missing while tubing in Nova Scotia’s Lunenburg County were rescued Saturday night with help from a Cormorant helicopter crew.
Lunenburg District RCMP say they got a call just after 8:30 p.m. when about three people were overdue after having gone tubing in Pleasant River.
Police, fire crews, as well as local ground search and rescue responded to the area.
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As the search continued, RCMP said they decided to call the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre (JRCC), which dispatched a Cormorant helicopter.
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The three people were located by the crew of the helicopter “a short time later.”
“All three people were uninjured and were driven home by police,” RCMP said in a news release.
“The RCMP would like to thank the JRCC, the various fire departments and the ground search and rescue teams who attended to assist in this search.”
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