Alcohol believed to be a factor in boating incident after 2 men die: N.S. RCMP
Two Nova Scotia men are dead after a boat they were travelling in sank in the Annapolis River in Granville Centre, N.S., on Monday.
Around 5:30 p.m., Annapolis District RCMP, along with firefighters, Ground Search and Rescue crews and Joint Rescue Coordination Centre members (JRCC), responded to a report of a 14-foot vessel that sank with four people onboard.
Once on scene, RCMP learned that two people, a 46-year-old Granville Centre man and a 27-year-old Weymouth, N.S., man, swam from the sunken boat and safely made it to shore.
A news release from police Tuesday afternoon says three fire services search boats, a CH-149 Cormorant helicopter and a C-130 Hercules fixed wing aircraft from the JRCC were deployed to the scene.
"We received a call from 911 dispatch requesting assistance to locate some missing boaters in the Annapolis Royal area, so with that phone call, we dispatched our aircraft," said Nicole Lively with the JRCC.
Around 11 p.m., a third person, a 49-year-old Granville Centre man, was found by a search boat. He was taken to the Kentville, N.S., hospital where he later died as a result of his injuries.
The RCMP says search efforts continued through the evening for the fourth man.
Around midnight, police say the remains of a 26-year-old Granville Centre man were located and recovered.
"Investigators are gathering all of the witness statements and information at the scene and anyone that witnessed the incident is welcome to come forward... provide a statement to police," said Guillaume Tremblay with the Nova Scotia RCMP.
At this time, police believe alcohol was a factor.
The investigation is ongoing.
For more Nova Scotia news visit our dedicated provincial page.
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