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Kayak, cellphone, life-jacket found in search for woman at Halifax park

First responders have resumed their search for a 26-year-old woman who was kayaking at Long Lake Provincial Park in Halifax on Sunday afternoon.

Search and rescue teams continue to search Long Lake Provincial Park for 26-year-old Jashansdeep Kaur

a bird's eye view of a lake and trees
A drone was used on Monday in the search for a missing kayaker at Long Lake Provincial Park. (Halifax Search and Rescue)

First responders resumed their search Monday for a 26-year-old woman who was kayaking at Long Lake Provincial Park in Halifax on Sunday afternoon.

On Monday morning, Halifax Regional Police said Jashansdeep Kaur's kayak, life-jacket and cellphone hadbeen located, and ground search and rescue teams werestill scouring the popular recreational parklocated roughly seven kilometres southwest of the city's downtown.

An officer on scene said it was a sit-on-top kayak, meaning its seat is on top and above water level. They saidthe life-jacket and cellphone were found on the kayak, which was upright and floating on the lake.

Two photos of the same woman side by side. She has dark shoulder length hair with light ends.
Jashansdeep Kaur, 26, is described asa South Asian woman with aslim build, about five-feet tallwith long dark hair. (Halifax Regional Police)

Police said they were alerted thatKaurwas missingaround 12:40 p.m. AT on Sunday. On Monday, a drone and a Department of Natural Resources helicopter were used to look for her.

Halifax Regional Police said Monday afternoon that there would be no further updates until Tuesday unless there was a major development.

They say Kaur isa South Asian woman with aslim build, about five feet tallwith long dark hair. She was lastseen wearing a white T-shirt andblack pantswith white and black sneakers.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact policeat902-490-5020.

Three men stand in an area of brush with their backs turned and looking out toward a lake.
Ground search and rescue officials resumed their search for 26-year-old Jashansdeep Kaur on Monday morning. (Paul Palmeter/CBC)
A dinghy boat is seen from far away on a lake with a wooded area in the background.
A boat was scouring for signs of the missing kayaker on Monday morning. (Paul Palmeter/CBC)