**** RCMP Media Release

Man dies in fatal boating accident

Nova Scotia… At approximately 4:30 p.m. yesterday, Windsor RCMP responded to a boating accident on Panuke Lake in Three Mile Plains. A 76-year old man had been knocked from a boat by a wave and injured by the boat’s propeller.

Police, EHS, and fire personnel attended the scene and provided first aid to the man, but he eventually succumbed to his injuries. The matter remains under investigation by Windsor RCMP, with the assistance of the Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service.