Search for kayaker in Halifax ends, investigation continues as missing person case
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A three-day search for a missing kayaker in a Halifax-area lake has concluded although the woman has yet to be found.
A three-day search for a missing kayaker in a Halifax-area lake has concluded although the woman has yet to be found.
Search crews have been looking for 26-year-old Jashansdeep Kaur in Long Lake Provincial Park in Spryfield, N.S., since Sunday afternoon.
Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency told CTV Atlantic a kayaker had noticed an empty kayak floating in the lake, but no one was near the boat.
Kaur was reported missing around 12:40 p.m. Sunday.
Halifax Regional Police says search crews found Kaur’s cellphone and life-jacket, but they are still searching for the missing woman. They did not confirm exactly where her personal belongings were located.
The search included rescue boats with side-scan sonar and drones.
