Winnipegosis RCMP are investigating after they located a 37-year-old male who was last seen tubing on the Waterhen River last Thursday, June 22nd. The male was pronounced deceased on scene after his body was located the next day in the afternoon.
The 37-year-old was with a 21-year-old female and the two were tubing on the Waterhen River. The female was located walking along the shoreline of the river but did not know where the 37-year-old was.
A witness had also reported seeing the two tubes, which were tied together, floating on the river with no one in them.
Attempts to located the missing male were made by Winnipegosis RCMP, the Waterhen Fire Department, Waterhen CSO, Ebb & Flow First Nation, Lake St. Martin First Nation and Skownan FNSO's who used watercraft in the search.
The male's body was found in the early afternoon of June 23rd in the Waterhen River and he was pronounced deceased on scene.
The release from Winnipegosis RCMP is below:
On June 22, 2023, at 10:50 pm, Winnipegosis RCMP received a report of a missing 37-year-old male who was last seen riding a tube, along with a 21-year-old female, on the Waterhen River earlier in the evening.
The 21-year-old female had been located walking along the shoreline of the Waterhen River and did not know the location of the 37-year-old. A witness reported seeing the tubes (two tubes tied together) floating in the river with no one on board.
Winnipegosis RCMP, along with the Waterhen Fire Department, Waterhen CSO, Ebb & Flow First Nation, Lake St. Martin First Nation and Skownan FNSO’s, deployed watercraft into the river in an attempt to locate the missing male.
On June 23, 2023, in the early afternoon hours, the body of the 37-year-old male was located in the Waterhen River.
He was pronounced deceased on scene.
Winnipegosis RCMP, along with the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, continue to investigate.
