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2 Children Are Dead After a Boat Overturned in Nova Scotia's Lake Rossignol

Two children died and two others were injured after a boat overturned on Lake Rossignol; authorities continue investigating the cause of the accident.

  • On Saturday evening, a boat overturned on Lake Rossignol near West Caledonia, killing two children and injuring one child and a man.
  • Police said a man and three children were aboard when the boat overturned; the 45-year-old man and three children from Fall River, N.S., were located after the capsizing.
  • Emergency services used a search-and-rescue helicopter to locate all four boaters and transport them to hospital; two children died while a 45-year-old man and one child have non-life-threatening injuries.
  • The RCMP said the investigation into the overturn is ongoing, and The Canadian Press first published the report Oct. 19, 2025.
  • Coverage in Halifax identified the Lake Rossignol accident as a western Nova Scotia boating incident, with Queens County District RCMP, paramedics, fire services and the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre responding.
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According to the RCMP, a 45-year-old man and a child would have survived the accident with life-threatening injuries.

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SaltWire.com broke the news in on Sunday, October 19, 2025.
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