Multi-agency response search for missing swimmer

September 12, 2021
Middleton, Nova Scotia

News release

First Responders including Annapolis County RCMP supported by RCMP Air Services and local fire departments search for a 25-year-old woman who was swimming in the Annapolis River.

Yesterday (Saturday), just before 3 p.m., a 25-year-old woman was swimming with another woman from a dock on the Annapolis River. Both encountered difficulty with the current with one able to make it safely to the dock. This woman immediately contacted emergency 911 while the missing woman was swept downstream by the current.

The search has been discontinued due to darkness and is expected to resume in the morning (Sunday).

File # 20211361400

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Contact information

Sgt. Andrew Joyce
Public Information Officer
Nova Scotia RCMP
Cell: 902-222-0154
andrew.joyce@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

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