Bonnyville RCMP have confirmed one individual is dead after falling off a Sea-doo near Bonnyville.
At approximately noon on August 4, emergency services including the Bonnyville RCMP were alerted to a possible drowning on Moose Lake near township road 612 in the MD of Bonnyville.
Early reports received stated a pair of individuals operating Sea-doo’s in the area fell off and one male had not resurfaced, he was not wearing a life jacket. Initial searches were conducted and not successful in locating the individual.
The following day Bonnyville RCMP with help from Alberta Search and Rescue, an RCMP K9 and drone and an underwater search team located the individual under the water. The 32-year-old Edmonton resident was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and an autopsy will be performed while the investigation continues.
The RCMP wish to express our heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of the deceased.
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