RCMP release:

A man who was reported missing in January has been located deceased.

On January 29, Cumberland County District RCMP responded to a report of a missing 48-year-old River Hebert man who was last seen at 10 a.m. that day. 

On May 16, at approximately 8:30 a.m., officers responded to a report of a body found on the mudflats near Barronsfield Rd. in River Hebert. With assistance from the Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service, the remains were confirmed to be those of the missing man. 

Criminality is not believed to be a factor in his death.

Our thoughts are with the man’s loved ones.