Yarmouth RCMP Search For Missing Swimmer

RCMP in Yarmouth say a large scale search team has been organized to try and find a missing swimmer. Police say they responded to a 911 call on Saturday that indicated a 52-year-old man had experienced distress while swimming in Great Barron Lake at Owl Head Island. Police and firefighters began a search of the area around 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. An RCMP helicopter also took part in the search of the water and shoreline. Yarmouth County Ground Search and Rescue has returned to the area today and will be joined by RCMP divers. Police say the missing man is from Quinan.