Body found last week in western Nova Scotia was that of a New Brunswick man: RCMP

Police in western Nova Scotia have identified human remains found last week along the Bay of Fundy shoreline in Digby County.

RCMP say the deceased was a 41-year-old man from Grand Manan, N.B., who was reported missing on Jan. 8.

READ MORE: RCMP locates missing scallop dragger off Delaps Cove, N.S.

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His body was found on a beach near Central Grove on Friday afternoon.

Police say the circumstances surrounded his death are not considered suspicious.

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