UPDATE: On April 26, 2021, Slave Lake RCMP issued a news release that said staff with a company that was conducting training exercises on Fawcett Lake found a body there a day earlier. Police said they believe the body, which has since been recovered, is that of the missing canoer. An autopsy will be conducted to confirm the person’s identity but police said no more details will be released to the public.
RCMP in northern Alberta are looking for a 31-year-old man after his canoe was found overturned on Fawcett Lake.
The man was last seen the morning of Oct. 5 and police said the man was going to use the canoe before he set off to go hunting.
Neighbours and other community members began a search the next day after not hearing from the man. RCMP said they were notified when the search found the man’s canoe overturned.
Emergency services began their search at 2 p.m. on Tuesday.
As of Wednesday afternoon, a search involving boats from the RCMP, Lesser Slave Lake Regional Fire Service and Alberta Environment, as well as aircraft from the RCMP and Forestry were being used.
Police said the man has “extensive experience” in the outdoors.
Fawcett Lake is about 239 kilometres north of Edmonton.