RCMP dive team suspends search for man in icy waters

An RCMP dive team has gone back to New Brunswick after being called in for a recovery operationthis week on P.E.I.

The team was on the Island to search for a man who was reported to have gone into the rivernear the Hillsborough Bridge, which connects Charlottetown and Stratford, on Christmas Day.

P.E.I.RCMP saidthe icy conditions and cold temperatures this week made continuing the operation "too hazardous."

Policesaidthe dive team plans to come back when conditions improve, which could be a in few days or even weeks.

A small underwater remote-controlled device with a camera was used by the dive team Wednesday, but did not turn up anything.

RCMPsaidno other person is involved and the incident is notconsidered suspicious.

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