2 people found dead at Port Hood home

Two people have died under suspicious circumstances in Port Hood, Cape Breton, according to RCMP.

Police say the bodies of a man and a woman were found in a house on East Street, located about 50 kilometres northwest of the CansoCauseway.

RCMP Cpl. Lisa Croteau said someone dropped by the house around noon on Thursday and discovered the bodies. They then notified Inverness County RCMP.

Police have not released the names of the people who died, nor will they say how old they were or whether it was their home in which they were found.

People in the small coastal community are shocked by the two deaths.

"I couldn't believe it." said FredGillis. "That's a terrible thing isn't it? Especially for a little town like this here."

Donald MacEachen, who lives across the street, said a man and woman lived there for more than 10 years.

"They kept to themselves, nice people," he told CBC News.

The case is now in the hands of the Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service.