Hurricane Beryl aftermath: RCMP confirms child killed in Nova Scotia flash flooding

A child from the community of Wolfville, N.S., has died after significant flash flooding occurred throughout the town and nearby Kings County communities on Thursday evening.

In a release, Nova Scotia RCMP said officers received a report at about 7:40 p.m. that a youth was pulled into a water-filled ditch at a park on Highland Avenue in the community.

“The youth and friends had been playing at the park when flash flooding occurred,” police said.

Police officers, along with several community search and rescue groups and the Wolfville Fire Department, set out in search of the missing youth. Police said the area’s water drainage system was diverted as part of the search efforts.

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