The search for a missing youth on a lake in Pictou County has ended in tragedy.

RCMP divers located and recovered the youth’s body around 7:45 p.m. Friday.

The young kayaker went missing in Eden Lake around 5 p.m. Thursday.

Police said two youths known to each other were paddling on the lake in separate kayaks, when one overturned and became submerged.

Several ground search and rescue teams, along with a DNRR helicopter, RCMP air services and the underwater recovery team were on the scene.

Investigators said criminality is not believed to be a factor in the incident.