Two men in their 20s are dead after drowning Wednesday in Mahogany Lake in southeast Calgary.
The Calgary Fire Department said a call came in around 5 p.m. to reports of a possible drowning after bystanders reported seeing a man struggling in the water, then going under and not resurfacing.
The CFD aquatic rescue team quickly began searching the lake using divers and underwater cameras.
Volunteer scuba divers with the Underwater Search Team were also called in to assist.
During the search, the belongings of another man were found in the beach area and it was determined that two men may have drowned.
Searchers eventually located and removed the bodies of two men from the lake, and were declared deceased by paramedics.
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Mahogany Lake is one of several “community lakes” in Calgary that are accessible only to members and their guests and does not have a posted lifeguard.
In a post on social media, the Mahogany Homeowners Association said it is “deeply saddened by the tragedy” and offers its condolences to the families of the men who drowned.
However, it refused an interview with Global News and instead is referring all questions to the Calgary Fire Department.
Police have not confirmed if the two men were wearing life jackets and said it’s not clear how well they knew how to swim.
This is the second drowning incident in Mahogany Lake in the past five years.
In June of 2021, an 11-year-old girl was pulled from the lake after emergency crews responded to reports of a person jumping into the water and not resurfacing. She was taken to hospital in critical, life-threatening condition and later died.
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