Body of missing canoeist found off northeastern Nova Scotia

CTV Atlantic: Body of missing canoeist found RCMP say the search for a missing 33-year-old canoeist has ended. His body was found by a fisherman Tuesday morning.

BAYFIELD, NOVA SCOTIA -- RCMP say the body of a missing canoeist has been recovered off northeastern Nova Scotia.

Sgt. Alain LeBlanc says the body was found by a local fisherman earlier today.

The 33-year-old man went missing after a canoe capsized near Bayfield on Sunday.

LeBlanc had no other details about the recovery but said earlier that the man wasn't wearing a life jacket.

Police had been using a dive team to assist the search since Monday.

The man's name has not been released.