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UPDATE:The 46-year-old male drowning victim was recovered from Lake Banook at approximately 5:15 p.m. this evening by the RCMP dive team. His identity will also not be released.
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At approximately 11:55 a.m., patrol members of the Halifax Regional Police were notified by a member of the public that a person was struggling in the water near Birch Cove Beach in Dartmouth. Halifax Regional Police patrol members, as well as Lake Patrol, Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency, Emergency Health Services paramedics, area lifeguards and members of the public on privately owned boats immediately attended the area where the person was last seen, however the person could not be located. At this time the gender and age of the person is not known and the investigation is continuing. A dive team is on its way to the scene.