August 21, 2020
Bittern Lake, Saskatchewan
Montreal Lake/Waskesiu RCMP want to thank all of their partners who assisted in the search for the male. This includes local community leaders and Chief and Council, the RCMP Underwater Recovery Team, HEART team (Hutterian Emergency Aquatic Response Team), Civil Air Search and Rescue Association, Lloydminster Rescue Squad, Grandmother's Bay Recovery Team and Prince Albert Grand Council Search and Rescue, among others.
The male was located several hundred yards from where he was last seen on Bittern Lake.
Our thoughts continue to be with the family during this time.
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Final Update : Montreal Lake RCMP: Search for missing boater on Bittern Lake, SK
2020-08-20
This morning around 11:30 a.m. the body of the missing adult male was recovered from Bittern Lake.
We would like to thank all local residents, family members, searchers and organizations involved for their assistance with this investigation.
Our thoughts are with the family of the deceased at this time.
Montreal Lake RCMP: Search for missing boater on Bittern Lake, SK
On August 15, 2020, at approximately 3 p.m., Lakeland Fire and Rescue and Montreal Lake RCMP responded to reports of a man who went overboard a boat on Bittern Lake, SK, and did not resurface.
It was reported that a boat carrying eight people was out on the lake when an adult female passenger was swept overboard as a wave crashed over the boat. A 23-year-old male onboard jumped into the water after her. The female resurfaced, but the male did not. The boat began taking on water and the remaining passengers swam and made it to shore safely.
Immediate patrols to locate the male were done by boat and on land. The search has been ongoing since it was reported to police. Local RCMP, Prince Albert Grand Council, community members, and family and friends of the missing man have continued doing boat and ground searches. The Saskatchewan RCMP Underwater Recovery Team arrived yesterday to aid in a search of the water and STARS Air Ambulance and CASARA flew over the area. Grandmother's Bay Recovery Team will be attending today to search the water with their remote-operated vehicle.
Unfortunately, the male has not yet been located.
