Lac du Bonnet RCMP investigate possible drowning

July 22, 2022
Lac du Bonnet, Manitoba

News release

UPDATE

On the evening of July 22, 2022, members with the RCMP's Underwater Recovery Team located the body of the 47-year-old male in the Winnipeg River near his last seen location. The death is not considered suspicious.

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On July 21, 2022, at approximately 12:25 pm, RCMP responded to a report of a possible drowning at a property along the Winnipeg River, in the RM of Lac du Bonnet.

It was reported that a 47-year-old male was working on a boat at his dock, when a short time later the boat was seen floating unattended down the river. The boat was recovered but the male was not located.

A search was launched yesterday with the assistance of the RCMP's Underwater Recovery Team, but was unsuccessful in locating the male. The search continues today.

The investigation is ongoing.

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Contact information

Cpl. Julie Courchaine, Media Relations Officer
RCMP Media Relations
204-983-8497

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File number: 2022-1011378

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