Manitoba RCMP say they were busy with two separate reports of drowning over the weekend.
On Saturday afternoon, around 2 p.m., officers from the Steinbach detachment were called about a possible drowning at Reynolds Ponds in the rural municipality of Reynolds.
Police learned that a man had been swimming but didn’t resurface, and bystanders weren’t able to locate him.
With the help of an underwater recovery team, RCMP later found the 70-year-old Ontario man dead.
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Later Saturday, around 8 p.m., Selkirk RCMP were called about an incident at Grand Beach, where two men were on the lake on a flotation device when they fell into the water.
Although a nearby kayaker was able to rescue one of the men, the other couldn’t be found.
The body of a 25-year-old Winnipeg man was later recovered.
Police continue to investigate both incidents.
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