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A 32-year-old man from Pimicikamak Cree Nation died Saturday after he drowned in a lake, RCMP say.
2 people tried to rescue man struggling in water before he went under, RCMP say
A 32-year-old man from Pimicikamak Cree Nation died Saturday after he drowned in a lake, RCMP say.
RCMP responded to a drowning near the boat launch on Cross Lake in Pimicikamak, shortly after 7:30 a.m. Saturday, police said in a news release Monday.
A group of people were at the boat launch when they saw a man struggling in the water and calling for help about 200 metres away. Two people went into the water to try to rescue the man, but he went under and did not resurface.
Mounties, fire and rescue personnel and community members searched for the man in the water, RCMP say.
Around 7 p.m., police were told that searchers had found the body of a 32-year-old man from Pimicikamak.
An autopsy will be done.
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