Nova Scotia·NewRCMP say the death is considered suspicious. The Northeast Nova Major Crime Unit is now leading the investigation.RCMP say the death is considered suspicious, major crime unit investigatingErin Pottie · CBC News · Posted: Sep 02, 2025 11:28 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour agoPolice were called on Saturday afternoon to a report of an abandoned car that was believed to belong to a missing person from the Cape Breton Regional Municipality. (David Bell/CBC)RCMP are investigating a suspicious death after a man’s body was found inside a vehicle in Nova Scotia’s Victoria County.Officers were called to New Campbellton Road in New Campbellton on Saturday at 1:20 p.m. AT to a report of an abandoned car that was believed to belong to a missing person from the Cape Breton Regional Municipality. Officers located the body of a 43-year-old man inside the car. Police say no one else was inside the vehicle.The death is considered suspicious, but RCMP did not provide further details in relation to their investigation.The RCMP’s Northeast Nova Major Crime Unit is now leading the investigation, with help from Victoria County District RCMP and the Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service.Anyone with information is asked to contact the Nova Scotia RCMP at 1-800-803-7267. To remain anonymous, people can contact Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or through a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca, or through the P3 Tips App.ABOUT THE AUTHORErin Pottie is a CBC reporter based in Sydney. She has been covering local news in Cape Breton for more than 20 years. Story ideas welcome at erin.pottie@cbc.ca.
Man’s body found inside abandoned car in Cape Breton
