2nd body recovered after malfunction stranded Sandy Bay First Nation boaters on Lake Manitoba

CBC News

· Posted: May 15, 2025 12:58 PM EDT | Last Updated: 12 minutes ago

A Sandy Bay First Nation antheral who was missing for astir a week aft his vessel got into occupation connected Lake Manitoba has been recovered dead.

Manitoba RCMP said 2 men, age 22 and 41, launched a vessel from down the h2o works successful the First Nation, which is astir 130 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg, on May 8.

Their vessel suffered a malfunction but due to the fact that of precocious winds, the section occurrence section could not motorboat its ain vessel to assist, RCMP antecedently said. 

Authorities recovered the assemblage of the 22-year-old antheral connected May 9, aft it washed up connected the shore. 

The assemblage of the 41-year-old antheral was recovered from the water connected Wednesday, RCMP said in a quality merchandise Thursday. 

The boaters were past seen astir 200 metres from enactment southeast of Halls Beach, astir 10 kilometres distant from the h2o plant, connected May 8. Neither was wearing a life-jacket astatine the time. 

Central Plains RCMP said they are inactive investigating.