REGINA – RCMP are commending the actions of a man who was able to safely locate a couple of stranded fishermen in northern Saskatchewan. On June 12, an SOS signal from Reindeer Lake was received after a boat sank.
Four men from the United States had been on a fishing trip when the supply boat for their group sank during bad weather. RCMP said the area had been hit with high winds and heavy rain for several days.
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A man from the nearby community of Kinoosao was familiar with the area set out in his own boat. He located two of the fishermen.
Several hours later, the other two men advised they had made it safely to a cabin using a satellite phone.
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