RCMP and Manitoba Sustainable Development members are searching the Winnipeg River near Strawberry Island for a 38-year-old male swimmer from Fisher Branch.
On Monday the man went swimming in the river to retrieve a boat that had drifted away from the shore on Strawberry Island in the Whitshell Provincial Park.
Police had to use a helicopter to initially search for the missing man because water levels on parts of the river made it impossible for boats to reach the remote area.
“We went up in a helicopter with Sustainable Development to do an aerial search. More officers have flown to a campsite near Strawberry Island and are using local boats to search the waterways,” said Corporal Chad Yerex, Lac Du Bonnet RCMP Detachment Commander.
The search continues.
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