News release
Kings District RCMP investigating fatal boating incident
July 2, 2026
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Aylesford Lake, Nova Scotia
From: Nova Scotia RCMP
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Update: On July 2, the missing boater was located deceased. RCMP appreciate support from JRCC, Valley Ground Search and Rescue, and Civil Air Search and Rescue Association (CASARA) as this search took place.
The police and first responder presence at Aylesford Lake is concluded. The investigation is ongoing.
Our thoughts are with both men’s loved ones at this difficult time.
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Kings District RCMP is investigating a fatal boating incident that occurred on Aylesford Lake, Kings County.
On July 1 at approximately 4:45 p.m., RCMP, EHS, fire services, and the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) responded to a report that people had been ejected from a boat on Aylesford Lake. Officers learned five men from Kings County were in a boat when two passengers were thrown from the vessel as the surface conditions of the water changed.
One man, a 70-year-old from Aylesford, was located in the water by an uninvolved boater nearby and later pronounced deceased at the scene.
Search efforts are ongoing to locate the other person, a 58-year-old man from Aylesford. JRCC, Valley Ground Search and Rescue, and Civil Air Search and Rescue Association (CASARA) are engaged in addition to the Nova Scotia RCMP Underwater Recovery Team. There will be a significant presence of police and first-responders in the area around Aylesford Lake as this investigation continues.
The three men remaining in the boat had no reported injuries.
The investigation is ongoing.
Our thoughts are with the deceased man’s loved ones at this difficult time.
File #: 2026-918470