RCMP have pulled the body of a 23-year-old drowning victim from Katepwa Lake, Sask., one day after he disappeared.
Fort Qu’Appelle RCMP and the F Division Underwater Recovery Team located the body in approximately 26 feet (7.92 metres) of water, near the last location where the victim was seen.
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RCMP say the man was swimming in the water with friends when he swam past a buoy where the water drops off. Police say he then began to struggle.
His friends and a Good Samaritan who witnessed the struggle tried to rescue the man, but he disappeared beneath the water.
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RCMP will not be releasing the name of the victim.
The drowning happened at Katepwa Point Provincial Park, which is located on Katepwa Lake.
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