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Police recover body of man suspected of drowning in Dartmouth

Halifax Regional Police received a report of a missing swimmer near King's Wharf just after 8 p.m. on Wednesday.

Police says they're waiting for the medical examiner to confirm the identify of the victim

Halifax Regional Police and an RCMP underwater recovery team were searching the water near the King's Wharf condo buildings for the body of the missing man. It was found Thursday morning. (Brian MacKay/CBC News)

Police say they have found thebody of a man who is believed to have drownedat King's Wharf in Dartmouth, N.S.

Halifax Regional Police and an RCMP underwater recovery team had been searching for the man since Wednesday night. Police said late Thursday morning that the body had been found.

According to an earlier news release,Halifax Regional Police and Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency received a report of a missing swimmer at 8:02 p.m.

Witnesses previously said the man went underwater and could not be found.

Police saidthey're waiting for the medical examiner to confirm the identity of the man and the investigation is ongoing.

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