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A missing man from Digby County has been found dead in the Sisibu River

Graham Cromwell, a lobster catcher from Weymouth Falls, NS, who went missing in the Sisibu River on Wednesday, has been found dead about a mile from crossing the Gates Lane.

According to an RCMP press release, Cromwell’s body was found at 5:30 p.m. Friday.

Police were informed Wednesday that the 48-year-old Cromwell had entered the river near the Gates Lane crossing but was not seen coming out.

Cromwell was found Friday about a mile from where he entered the water. (Graham Cromwell / Facebook)

Ministry of Fisheries and Oceans officials patrolled the area on Wednesday around 9pm when they saw four men fishing on the river, a DFO spokesman said.

Officers tried to check, but the men fled and jumped into the river, the spokesman said.

Fisheries officers found three of the men on Wednesday, but a fourth was not found immediately.

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