Devastating day for our province: Premier Houston

The RCMP say a young person from Wolfville died during flooding caused by heavy rains in the Annapolis Valley on Thursday, July 11th. Police didn’t release their name or gender, but they are believed to be a young teenager. RCMP were called at 7:40 p.m. by someone reporting that the teen was pulled into a water-filled ditch at a community park on Highland Avenue and disappeared under the rushing water. Police said a group of friend were playing at the park when the flash flooding occurred. The park, behind Acadia University’s Crowell Tower, includes play equipment, a soccer pitch and a skate park. Police say that as part of the efforts, the water drainage system was diverted. The youth was found dead at about 11:30 p.m. Details:

Episode Transcript

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The community is grieving after a youngperson from Wolfville died in flash flooding caused
by heavy rains in the Anapolis Valleyon Thursday, July eleventh. Police have
not released their name or gender,but they are believed to be in their
early teens. On Friday, Julytwelfth, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston spoke
about the tragedy at a news conferenceat the Wolfville RCMP detachment in Nova Scotia.

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Premier Tim Houston to the podium placethank you. This is a devastating
day for our province. So toto the parents and to the family on
behalf of myself and all Nova Scotiansever since here's a convol says I'm the
loss of your child. This issomething that's completely unimaginable. I'd agree with

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you all Nova Scotians Greek with youon this incredible loss in your family.
In our prayers to the first responderswho once again respond to so quickly as
so it's ours safety in the efforts. Can't thank you enough. We know
that the loss of this young soulis something that you will never get over,

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and we as over sources are hopefullywe'll get over this stay incredibly in
the stating there is a tremendous infrastructuredamage or throw in the valley. We
rebuilt that that will be rebuilt,but none of that will replace the loss
of a young life and that's beenlast year. There are there are person

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from public works, from natural resources, for private contractors and BASIPO teams.
There are lots of equal that rossto make sure that we understand the full
extent with the damage and and ourhair work is already under way, but
they just want to be calsing justsay how I'm sorry. We are attended
to the family purpose. RCMP,along with Valley, Annapolis County, and

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West Hands ground search rescue teams andthe Wolfield Fire Department quickly deployed a search
for the teenager town of wolfiell PublicWorks and a Katie University also assisted in
the search and recovery. One yearago, flash flooding caused the death of
four people in Hance County. I'mSheldon McLeod for Salt Wire