Emergency personnel pulled a body out of Nanaimo’s Long Lake this morning.
Nanaimo RCMP, B.C. Ambulance Service and Nanaimo Fire Rescue were called to Long Lake a little after 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, after a body was seen floating near the Loudon Park boathouse.
“It was called in by an individual out for a walk,” said reserve Const. Gary O’Brien, Nanaimo RCMP spokesman. “We attended. We confirmed there was a body in the water.”
Emergency personnel boarded Nanaimo Fire Rescue’s marine response vessel at the boat ramp for the retrieval operation.
O’Brien said a mobility walker was found on shore, but police hadn’t made any connection as to whether it belonged to the person who was found deceased.
Police say it does not appear that there is anything suspicious about the death, and investigators are currently attempting to identify the deceased person to be able to make contact with a family member.
B.C. Coroners Service is investigating.
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