RCMP in Gimli, Man., are investigating after a sawed-off shotgun was found on the shore of Lake Winnipeg by a 12-year-old girl.
Police said they were called Saturday afternoon after a family cleaning garbage off the beach near their cottage discovered the weapon.
According to RCMP protocols, all found firearms are treated as loaded. Police said they safely took the gun — which was rusted shut — back to the detachment, where it was disassembled and found not to be loaded.
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Police say they’re still working on figuring out where the gun came from and whether it’s connected to any crimes.