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Search for man underway after boat capsizes in lake north of Dartmouth

A man is missing after a boat capsized in a lake north of Dartmouth.

RCMP say it was Thursday around 8:15 p.m., when emergency crews responded to reports of a boat that capsized on Cousins Lake.

A 50-year-old man swam to shore and called for help. He was taken to hospital with some injuries.

A 58-year-old man from Truro remains missing.

The search, assisted by Halifax Ground Search and Rescue (GSAR), Musquodoboit Valley GSAR and the RCMP Underwater Recovery Team, continues.


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