The search for a missing youth on a lake in Pictou County has ended in tragedy.
RCMP divers located and recovered the youth’s body around 7:45 p.m. Friday.
The young kayaker went missing in Eden Lake around 5 p.m. Thursday.
Police said two youths known to each other were paddling on the lake in separate kayaks, when one overturned and became submerged.
Several ground search and rescue teams, along with a DNRR helicopter, RCMP air services and the underwater recovery team were on the scene.
Investigators said criminality is not believed to be a factor in the incident.
A multi-agency search is underway for a youth kayaker in #PictouCounty. https://t.co/NjQh5PXHTH pic.twitter.com/xb9PAeJf4A
— RCMP Nova Scotia (@RCMPNS) May 2, 2025