N.S. man, 24, dies after being thrown from boat in Northumberland Strait

Oak Island is pictured in Nova Scotia's Northumberland Strait. (Google Maps)

A 24-year-old man has died after he was thrown from a boat in Nova Scotia’s Northumberland Strait.

The RCMP responded to the scene near Oak Island, off the shore of Wallace Bay, N.S., around 10:40 p.m. Tuesday.

Police say five people were on the boat when it ran aground and one passenger was thrown from the vessel.

The 24-year-old man from Wallace, N.S., suffered life-threatening injuries and was taken to the wharf in Wallace, where he was pronounced dead.

“The operator of the boat, a 19-year-old Wallace Station man, was arrested and has since been released pending further investigation,” said the RCMP in a news release Thursday.

Police say the investigation is ongoing. They’re asking anyone with information about the incident to contact the Cumberland County District RCMP at 902-447-2525.

This was the second fatal boating incident in Nova Scotia this week. Two men also went overboard while they were boating on Aylesford Lake in Kings County on Canada Day. One man died while the search for the second is ongoing.

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