Nova ScotiaFirst responders were called to Cooks Cove at approximately 1:40 p.m. AT. RCMP say police, fire, EHS, multiple ground search and rescue teams and JRCC are on site.RCMP asking people to avoid Cooks Cove area as multiple agencies look for missing childAnjuli Patil · CBC News · Posted: Apr 17, 2025 5:04 PM EDT | Last Updated: 9 hours agoRCMP are asking people to avoid the Cooks Cove area in Guysborough County as a search is underway for a child who fell into the water. (Jeorge Sadi/CBC)Nova Scotia RCMP are advising people to avoid the Cooks Cove area of Guysborough County as a search is underway for a child who fell into the water.First responders were called at approximately 1:40 p.m. AT on Thursday to a report of a child who fell into a river that runs into the ocean, RCMP told CBC News.Police have not shared details about the child’s age or gender.Multiple agencies are involved in the search, including the RCMP, fire, EHS, ground search and rescue groups, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the Civil Air search and Rescue Association as well as the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre.In a post to social media at 4:01 p.m., RCMP asked people to avoid the area “to give officers and partner agencies room to do their work.”ABOUT THE AUTHORAnjuli Patil is a reporter and occasional video journalist with CBC Nova Scotia’s digital team.
Search on for child who fell into river in Guysborough County
