UPDATE: Car abandoned in Bay of Fundy was stolen the previous night: RCMP
This story was updated on June 1, 2022, to include information from the Sackville RCMP.
An abandoned car found in the Bay of Fundy had been stolen the previous night, according to police.
The Hyundai Elantra was found partially submerged near Rockport, about 25 minutes south of Sackville, on Friday, May 27.
“This vehicle was stolen from Dieppe the night before,” Cpl. Brian Villers of the Sackville RCMP said in an email on June 1. The soaked sedan was reported by a Lower Rockport resident.
“It had been submerged at least to the windows at high tide and hence there was nothing for our Identification Section to examine,” he said. The vehicle was towed from the scene.
Sackville Fire and Rescue were also dispatched to the scene, according to Deputy Chief Mike Green. In an email, he said “the tide was going out and the car was on the mudflat.”
The person who called emergency services about the vehicle had already waded out to the car, and found that nobody was inside.
Green added that when the RCMP showed up, the Mounties checked the plate and told firefighters they were no longer needed at the scene.… Continue