Whitney Pier man, 24, dead after jet ski overturns on Bras d'Or Lake

A 24-year-old man from Whitney Pier, N.S., is dead after a boating accident on Brasd'Or Lake Saturday.

Baddeck RCMP were called to the lake near Beinn Bhreaghat 3:37 p.m. AT after a reportthat a jet ski had overturned more than a kilometre from the shore.

RCMPsaidtwo people were on the jet ski when it overturned around 1 p.m.

The male passenger swam to shore to get help while the operatorstayed by the jet ski. Both men were wearing life jackets.

Just after 4 p.m., theJoint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Halifax was called in.Lt.-Cmdr. Brian Owens, a spokesperson fortheJRCC, said a CH-149 Cormorant helicopter from CFB Greenwood and several Canadian Coast Guardvessels were called in to assist in the search.

Local RCMP boats and two ground search teams also helped.

"The search continued into the evening and overnight into this morning and unfortunately this morning, ground search found the individual deceased,"Owens said Sunday.

RCMP said the man was recovered from the shoreline near Ross Ferry just after 8 a.m. and was pronounced dead at the scene.