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Man, 39, found dead after crashing dirt bike near Chester

RCMP say they found the man's body on Monday morning, hours after responding to a call about a missing person.

Victim had been missing since Friday, police say

A close-up of the side of an RCMP vehicle.
A 39-year-old man was found dead following a single-vehicle crash near Chester, N.S., police say. (David Bell/CBC)

A 39-year-old man isdead after crashing his dirt bike near Chester, N.S., police say.

In a news release, Lunenburg District Royal Canadian Mounted Police said they responded to a call at around 7 a.m. on Monday morningabout a person in East River, N.S., who had been missing since Friday.

They found the man's bodyand his dirt bike in a ditch off Hwy. 3 in East Chester, N.S., at around 10 a.m. after officerspinged his cell phone to help pinpoint itslocation.

Police saidthey determined the man was ejected from his bikeduring asingle-vehicle crash.

He was pronounced dead at the scene. An investigation is underway.

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