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RCMP find bodies of 2 missing boaters who drowned in Upper Kananaskis Lake
Two boaters from Banff and Canmore died after a canoe capsized on Upper Kananaskis Lake; two others were rescued by bystanders and hospitalized with hypothermia.
- On September 11, Alberta RCMP located the bodies of two individuals—a woman in her early thirties from Banff and a man in his mid-thirties from Canmore—after their canoe overturned at Upper Kananaskis Lake.
- The victims went missing on August 26 when their canoe overturned on Upper Kananaskis Lake, and two others in the group were rescued by bystanders using boats and paddleboards.
- The search operation included specialized RCMP divers and assistance from Kananaskis Mountain Rescue, focusing on an area near the Alberta-British Columbia border situated behind several mountain peaks.
- The incident was the second boating-related death in the Rocky Mountains in recent weeks, occurring shortly after another canoe accident on Barrier Lake resulted in the deaths of a man in his sixties and his son in his thirties.
- These incidents highlight ongoing risks of boating accidents in the region and prompted recovery-focused operations by local authorities emphasizing safety near mountain lakes.
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Mounties recover bodies of two missing boaters from lake in Rocky Mountains (Alberta)
Alberta RCMP have recovered the bodies of two boaters who disappeared last month after a canoe capsized on a lake in the Rocky Mountains. Mounties have identified them as a 33-year-old woman from Banff, Alta., and a 34-year-old man from Canmore, Alta. Four people were in the canoe when it overturned...
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Mounties recover bodies of two missing boaters from lake in Rocky Mountains
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Cochrane RCMP recover two victims from Kananaskis Lake
Cochrane RCMP have recovered the bodies of two drowning victims from Upper Kananaskis Lake. File Photo/RCMP.captiontext { font-size:90%;font-style: italic;margin-right:20px; } Cochrane RCMP have recovered the bodies of two people who drowned in Upper Kananaskis Lake. On September 11, with assistance from the Alberta RCMP Underwater Search Team and Kananaskis Mountain Rescue, the victims were located and brought out of the water. Police say the d…
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