Antigonish County District RCMP say they have identified the man who was found dead in Aulds Cove last Thursday evening.
Police say shortly before 9 that evening, officers were called to the area after receiving reports of a man walking in the roadway on Highway 104, impeding traffic.
RCMP interacted with the man; he fled and jumped off a steep embankment into the ocean, disappearing from officers’ sight.
Two hours later, RCMP officers in a boat from Port Hawkesbury Detachment recovered the man’s remains from the water with help from firefighters.
The investigation is ongoing with assistance from the Medical Examiner Service.