Two children died and one remains injured along with an adult after the boat capsized. Nova Scotia Lake Rossignol.
According to Queens County RCMP, police were called along with paramedics, fire services and the Joint Rescue Coordination Center to a report of a boater in distress on the lake.
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Police said they learned a man and three children were inside the boat when it capsized.
A 45-year-old man and three children from Fall River, North Carolina were found and taken to the hospital by helicopter.
Authorities say two children died from their injuries, while a man and a third child suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
“There are really no words… our thoughts and prayers are with the family. We are also grateful to the first responders,” Cone said. Katie Deagle Gammon, who represents Fall River on the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) Regional Council, in an email to Global News.
The RCMP say the incident remains under investigation.
