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UPDATE: On August 1 at approximately 1130 p.m., the body of the victim was located by the RCMP dive team.
The victim is a 15-year-old boy and his identity is not being released at this time as per his family's wishes.
The victim was swimming with friends when he went underwater shortly before 7 p.m. Despite their repeated efforts to save him; they were unable to keep the victim above water. Several bystanders and police officers entered the water and attempted to locate the victim, unsuccessfully.
Police and Halifax Fire and Emergencies have now cleared Kidston Lake beach.
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On August 1 at 6:57 p.m., Halifax Regional Police and Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency responded to Kidston Lake for a report that a youth had gone underwater and could not be located.
A joint response was quickly conducted by police officers and firefighters but unfortunately, they were unable to find the youth.
Halifax Regional Police with the assistance of the RCMP dive team are currently on scene at Kidston Lake and attempt are being made to locate the youth.