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Newfoundland and Labrador police find man dead in water wearing PFD

Published on July 26, 2012; Published on July 26, 2012

Topics :: RCMP , Newfoundland and Labrador , LEWISPORTE , Dunnag Island

LEWISPORTE, N.L. - RCMP in Newfoundland and Labrador are investigating after a man was found dead in the water.

Police say they found the man around 3:30 p.m. today after someone called to report a boat drifting near Dunnag Island in Boyd's Cove, 50 kilometres from the community of Lewisporte.

Police say an 86-year-old man was found dead in a flotation device next to a boat.

He was the only person in the boat.

His name is not being released pending notification of his family.

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