Tragedy on the water in Colchester County.
A 23-year-old man died after drowning while kayaking Sunday morning at Shortts Lake.
Two men were kayaking around 5:30am when they became distressed and starting swimming towards shore.
One man was rescued by a boater.
Search and rescue officials found the other man’s body after looking for more than seven hours.
The cause of death is under investigation.
RCMP have not released the man’s identity.
Meanwhile in Halifax, Police say a 42 year old man died yesterday after an incident at Chocolate Lake Beach in Halifax.
The man was unresponsive when he was pulled out of the water around 3:00 p.m.
Police say lifeguards were treating the man when they arrived.
He was taken to the Halifax Infirmary and later passed away.
The man’s name is not being released.
And in Dartmouth, A 58-year-old man died in a drowning Sunday at Lake Banook.
Halifax police say an RCMP dive team recovered the body of a man just after 5 p.m.
It was about five hours after he was last seen struggling in the lake.
His identity will also not be released.
