The body of an Alberta man presumed drowned this past weekend was recovered from B.C.’s Okanagan Lake on Wednesday afternoon, according to police. West Kelowna RCMP said the remains were that of a 33-year-old Alberta man who was declared missing…
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Alberta man presumed drowned after cliff jumping near West Kelowna, B.C.
The RCMP’s Underwater Recovery Team is attempting to recover the body of an Alberta man presumed drowned in Okanagan Lake. West Kelowna RCMP responded to a call of a 33-year-old Alberta man who failed to resurface while cliff jumping near…
Search suspended for Edmonton man swept away in B.C.’s Kootenay River
B.C. RCMP say they have made the “difficult decision” to suspend the search for an Edmonton swept away in the Kootenay River. The man was with his family at Canal Flats, about 80 kilometres north of Cranbrook, when the tragedy…
Family remembers Edmonton man who drowned in Shuswap Lake
The family of a 22-year-old Edmonton man who drowned in Shuswap Lake last week is remembering him as an outgoing and charismatic young man who loved football. Nathan Falito was a former Canadian Junior Football League player who was being…
‘Outgoing, dynamic and bright’ football player identified as Shuswap Lake drowning victim
The young man who drowned in Shuswap Lake last week has been identified as Nathan Falito, according to social media posts from a family member. Tributes from the football community poured in for the 22-year-old athlete who played in the…
‘A total selfless act’: Calgary golfer rescues boy from from drowning in Sheep River
A Calgary golfer rushed to save a 7-year-old boy who was struggling to stay afloat in the Sheep River south of Calgary on Friday. Reef Caulder was playing in a tournament at the River’s Edge Golf Club in Okotoks late…
Edmonton man identified as man presumed drowned at Sylvan Lake
A family friend has identified the man presumed drowned at Sylvan Lake. The search for the missing man continued Thursday at the central Alberta lake. On Wednesday afternoon, RCMP said two men were floating on inner tubes when a wave…
Opinion: Making something good out of a sad day at the dog park
Max swimming at a St. Albert lake. Supplied. Edmonton Last week, as we drove our dogs to Buena Vista off-leash dog park on the hottest day of summer, I noticed a sign next to the Lauderdale pool: Drowning Prevention Week.…
25-year-old man’s body found in Herbert Lake after drowning
A 25-year-old man’s body was recovered in Banff National Park’s Herbert Lake on Saturday, July 6. READ MORE: Emergency crews respond to two possible drownings in southern Alberta Sunday, RCMP say On June 30 at around 7:15 p.m., the man…
Man, 21, drowns northwest of Edmonton in Lac Ste. Anne
A young man died after the canoe he was in overturned on Lac Ste. Anne on over the weekend. On Sunday around 1 p.m., police were called to a report of a potential drowning. Witnesses told police there was a canoe…