Shortly after 8 a.m. today, members of Lunenburg District RCMP responded to a call that a citizen had found a body of a deceased female on the banks of the Lahave River. The circumstances of this death, including the identification of the deceased, is being investigated by members of Lunenburg District RCMP's General Investigation Section (GIS) and the Nova Scotia Medical Examiner's Service. Foul play is not suspected, and an autopsy is scheduled for tomorrow. Highway 3 in Dayspring has been reopened to the public.
Our thoughts are with the victim's family at this difficult time.