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Search underway for missing swimmer at Buntzen Lake near Coquitlam

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Buntzen Lake recovery effort underway for missing Surrey man
WATCH: The RCMP dive team have been searching Buntzen Lake for a missing Surrey man. – Jul 18, 2018

A search resumed Wednesday morning for a man who went missing at Buntzen Lake near Coquitlam on Tuesday.

Coquitlam Search and Rescue was called out just after 5 p.m. Tuesday to find a 20-year-old man who disappeared while swimming near the dog beach.

A total of 20 crew members and two boats assisted in the search until it grew too dark to continue.

The missing man is a 19-year-old from Surrey, who was in the lake with a group of friends who called police when they noticed he was no longer in sight. There is no indication of foul play.

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Coquitlam Search and Rescue said via social media that if the rescue turns out to be a fatality, it’ll be the seventh in four weeks for B.C. Search and Rescue crews.

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Buntzen Lake is closed for the time being as police try to locate the missing man.

More to come.

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