RCMP in Nova Scotia’s Cumberland County are investigating a fatal boating incident that claimed the life of a 24-year-old man.
Police say first responders were called at approximately 10:40 p.m. on June 30 to a report of a person who had been ejected from a boat.
“Officers learned five people were on a boat that ran aground near Oak Island, off the shore of Wallace Bay. One of the passengers, a 24-year-old Wallace man, was thrown from the vessel and had life-threatening injuries,” RCMP said in a release.
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“Fire services transported the man to the wharf in Wallace where he was pronounced deceased.”
RCMP say the 19-year-old man who was operating the boat was arrested, but has been released pending further investigation.
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That investigation involves the Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service, Transport Canada and the Canadian Coast Guard.
Meanwhile, RCMP in Kings County are also investigating a fatal incident where two passengers were ejected from a boat on Aylesford Lake on July 1. A 70-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene. The body of the second passenger, a 58-year-old local man, was found the next day.
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