FOG BLOG MARITIME LOG: HUMAN REMAINS OF A 52 YR OLD MAN FOUND AFTER DEVASTATING NOVA SCOTIA FLOODING

Body of 52-year-old man, unidentified human remains, recovered after devastating N.S. floods Two children and one youth still unaccounted for The latest:

Body of 52-year-old man found, as well as unidentified human remains, in search for four people missing after two vehicles became submerged in floodwaters. Two children and one youth remain unaccounted for.
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The body of a 52-year-old man, and unidentified human remains, have been found two days after a search began for four people – including two children, a youth and the man — when the vehicles they were in became submerged during devastating flooding in Nova Scotia.

RCMP said Monday afternoon the man's body was found in the primary search area in the municipality of West Hants at around 9 a.m. local time Monday, while the unidentified human remains were found by civilians in nearby Kings County at around 11:30 a.m.

Police said they are working with Nova Scotia's Medical Examiner's Office to identify the remains, which they can't yet confirm are connected to the original search but have good reason to believe are linked.

Two children and a youth remain unaccounted for.

"It's all hands on deck right now," said West Hants RCMP Sgt. Rob Frizzell.

Police said they are continuing to use "industrial and high-flow" pumping equipment to lower the water level in the primary search area of Brooklyn.

Search and rescue teams from West Hants, East Hants and Annapolis Valley, two police dogs and multiple helicopters, including one provided by the Department of Natural Resources, are involved in the search.

The RCMP said a pickup truck believed to have been carrying two missing children was found in a flooded field on Sunday, but no one was inside.

A second vehicle, which carried the man and the missing youth, has also been located, Frizzell said.

Police said they don't expect to provide any more updates on Monday.