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 39-year-old man is dead 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 morning about a person in East River, N.S., who had been missing since Friday.
They found the man's body and his dirt bike in a ditch off Hwy. 3 in East Chester, N.S., at around 10 a.m. after officers pinged his cell phone to help pinpoint its location.
Police said they determined the man was ejected from his bike during a single-vehicle crash.
He was pronounced dead at the scene. An investigation is underway.
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