A 22-year-old man from Sandy Bay is dead, and the search for a 41-year-old from that community continues.
On Thursday at 8:00 p.m., Treherne RCMP assisted the Sandy Bay Fire Department after a boat was stranded on Lake Manitoba. The 41-year-old and 22-year-old had launched a boat from behind the water treatment plant in the community earlier in the day.
The boat malfunctioned, and due to high winds, the Fire Department couldn't assist the men. A bystander saw both men in the water attempting to swim towards the shore, neither was wearing a life jacket. They were last seen in the water southeast of Halls Beach, roughly 200 metres from shore.
On Friday at 9:00 a.m., the body of the 22-year-old was found deceased on the shore. The search for the 41-year-old continues.
