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Crews search for swimmer who did not resurface from Dartmouth lake

People gather near Maynard Lake in Dartmouth, N.S., as crews search for a missing swimmer on June 27, 2022. (Jim Kvammen/CTV) People gather near Maynard Lake in Dartmouth, N.S., as crews search for a missing swimmer on June 27, 2022. (Jim Kvammen/CTV)
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Halifax Regional Police are at Maynard Lake in Dartmouth, N.S., looking for a missing swimmer.

Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency (HRFE) was called to the scene at around 7:15 p.m. after a person seen swimming did not resurface.

Fire crews had been searching with a rescue boat and drone, but were called off by police around 8:45 p.m.

HRFE told CTV News police are now waiting on a dive team, which is expected to arrive around midnight.

Fire officials were not able to provide any details on the missing swimmer.

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