Two N.S. children die after boat overturns, 2 others injured: RCMP – Halifax

Two children have died and one remains injured alongside an adult after a boat overturned on Nova Scotia’s Lake Rossignol.

According to Queens County District RCMP, police were called along with paramedics, fire services and the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre to a report of a boater in distress on the lake.

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Police said they learned a man and three children were in the boat when it overturned.

The 45-year-old man and three children from Fall River, N.S. were found and transported to hospital by helicopter.

Authorities say two of the children died from the injuries, with the man and third child having non-life threatening injuries.

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“There really are no words …. our thoughts and prayers are with the family. Appreciation also to the first responders,” said Coun. Cathy Deagle Gammon, who represents Fall River in the Regional Council for the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), in an email to Global News.

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RCMP say an investigation into the incident is ongoing.

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