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Search on for Winnipeg boater missing near Sunset Beach

A 30-year-old man who was last seen on January 3, 2022 was recently located and pronounced deceased by Melfort RCMP. Police stated that no foul play is suspected.
A 30-year-old man who was last seen on January 3, 2022 was recently located and pronounced deceased by Melfort RCMP. Police stated that no foul play is suspected. Global News / File

Editors Note: The man’s body was found, foul play is not suspected

A 53-year-old Winnipeg man is missing after going canoeing Thursday evening.

Selkirk RCMP received an early morning call on Friday that a man who had gone fishing at Sunset Beach, just south of Grand Marais, had failed to return home.

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Officers from Selkirk RCMP, Police Dog Services, Search and Rescue, the Canadian Forces Joint Rescue Coordination Centre, and the East Beaches Fire and Rescue have conducted an intensive search by air, land, and water that has so far been unsuccessful.

The man’s vehicle and trailer were found at the beach early Friday morning.

The investigation is ongoing.‎

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