Police search for 26-year-old woman who went missing kayaking in Halifax

HALIFAX – A search is underway for a 26-year-old woman who was kayaking Sunday on a lake in the Halifax area.

Police say they were alerted to the missing kayaker that afternoon and by 3 p.m. ground search and rescue teams were called in.

The missing 26-year-old is Jashansdeep Kaur, described as a slim South Asian woman who is about five feet tall.

She was last seen wearing a white T-shirt, black pants, with white-and-black sneakers.

Kaur was kayaking at Long Lake, which is in the Spryfield community.

Police are asking anyone with information about this missing person to give them a call.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 19, 2024.

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