Search continues for missing ice fisherman in Annapolis County: N.S. RCMP

An RCMP vehicle is pictured on July 3, 2025. (CTV Atlantic / Callum Smith)

The RCMP says the search continues for a man reported missing after he went ice fishing near Belleisle, N.S., earlier this week.

Annapolis District RCMP and local fire services received a report around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday that a 73-year-old man and 77-year-old man had not returned from ice fishing near Little Brook Lane.

One man was found dead Wednesday afternoon.

Police say searches continued for the second man through the night and they are ongoing Thursday.

Several RCMP teams are involving in the search, including the Underwater Recovery Team.

The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre, Annapolis County Ground Search and Rescue, Digby Ground Search and Rescue, the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association (CASARA), and Nova Scotia’s Department of Natural Resources have also been involved in the search.

Police continue to ask residents to avoid the immediate areas where the searches are taking place and to stay off the ice.

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