On September 15 at 10 a.m., Meteghan RCMP responded to a distress call at Barrio Lake in Digby County. Two men were in the lake in a canoe, had fallen out of it, and were calling for help.
One man was rescued by searchers and volunteer firefighters who used boats to search the lake. They were not able to find the second man. The RCMP Underwater Recovery Team was called to assist with the search. They attended the scene on September 16 and did not locate the missing person. They are attending the area again today in hopes of locating him.
The investigation is ongoing.