PEGGYS COVE, N.S. — The RCMP in Nova Scotia say a search is underway for a 25-year-old man who was swept into the Atlantic Ocean from the rocky edges of Peggy's Cove.
Cpl. Greg Church says police were called around 12:15 p.m. today after someone eating at the Sou'Wester Restaurant and Gift Shop watched the man being swept into the water.
Church says the man is visiting the province with a young woman, although he declined to say where the man is from.
He says the man and woman were walking along the water's edge when he got too close and a wave came over and swept him into the water.
The Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre says a search and rescue helicopter, aircraft and two coast guard ships are helping with the search.
Church says at the time of the incident, there was light fog and the ocean was choppy.
