Body of missing swimmer located

August 20, 2017
Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador

News release

At approximately 7:30 p.m. on August 19, 2017, the RCMP's Underwater Recovery Team located the body of the 78-year-old male swimmer reported missing at Barbour's Pond near Keels on August 16, 2017.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is investigating with the assistance of the Bonavista RCMP. The RCMP would like to thank the Discovery Trail Ground Search and Rescue Team for their assistance with the search.

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Contact information

Cst. John Kent
Clarenville RCMP
709-468-7333

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