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Man, 21, drowns northwest of Edmonton in Lac Ste. Anne

A man is dead after the canoe he was in overturned on Lac Ste. Anne over the weekend. Kirby Bourne/630 CHED

A young man died after the canoe he was in overturned on Lac Ste. Anne on over the weekend. On Sunday around 1 p.m., police were called to a report of a potential drowning.

Witnesses told police there was a canoe travelling east down Lac Ste. Anne earlier that morning. The canoe was then seen overturned and floating west down the lake.

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Emergency crews searched the lake and found the canoe. A short time later, they also found the man floating face down in the water.

The 21-year-old was taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

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Police said the man was wearing a life jacket when he died, but provided no further details in the news release on Monday about how the canoe flipped.

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The man’s family has been notified and his name was not released.

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