Ice fisher missing since March found dead along Annapolis River

An ice fisher that has been missing since March in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley has been found dead.

Annapolis District RCMP and local fire services received a report around 11:30 p.m. on March 10 that a 73-year-old man and 77-year-old man had not returned from ice fishing near Little Brook Lane in Belleisle, N.S.

One of the missing men was found dead on March 11.

Police launched an extensive search for the second man, with Ground Search and Rescue crews, RCMP air and dive teams, the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association (CASARA), and Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources all taking part in the search, which went on for days.

The RCMP responded to a report of a body on the shore of the Annapolis River near Belleisle on Friday.

The Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service was called in and confirmed the body is that of the second missing ice fisher.

“Our thoughts are with both men’s loved ones at this difficult time,” reads a news release from the Nova Scotia RCMP.

Police have not released the man’s identity.

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