A three-day search for a missing kayaker in a Halifax-area lake has concluded although the woman has yet to be found.
Search crews have been looking for 26-year-old Jashansdeep Kaur in Long Lake Provincial Park in Spryfield, N.S., since Sunday afternoon.
Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency told CTV Atlantic a kayaker had noticed an empty kayak floating in the lake, but no one was near the boat.
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Kaur was reported missing around 12:40 p.m. Sunday.
Halifax Regional Police says search crews found Kaur’s cellphone and life-jacket in the kayak, which was floating upright in the water.
The search included rescue boats with side-scan sonar and drones.
Police say the investigation will continue as a missing person case.
Kaur is described as a South Asian female with a slim build and long dark hair. She is about five-feet-tall.
She was last seen wearing a white T-shirt, black pants, and white and black sneakers.
Police are asking anyone with information about the incident to contact them at 902-490-5020 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
With files from CTV Atlantic’s Hafsa Arif and The Canadian Press
