One man has been rescued and another is missing after Yarmouth RCMP received a distress call early Friday from a remote island. At 1:50 a.m., RCMP received a call for help from two men on Broomstick Island near Little River Harbour, N.S. Police learned one man had escaped the structure but the other was missing. After a request from police, the Joint Rescue Co-Ordination Centre sent out a Cormorant helicopter and a Canadian Coast Guard ship from Clark's Harbour to assist. One man was rescued from Broomstick Island by the helicopter and was taken to hospital for assessment.

Source: CBC News September 03, 2021 16:20 UTC