Recovery efforts underway after boater goes missing on Alberta’s Spray Lakes Reservoir – Calgary

Family members of a person who went into the water at Spray Lakes Reservoir on Sunday night arrived on the scene Monday afternoon.

Restoration efforts are underway to find the physique of the person who RCMP presume drowned within the water.

Some particulars in regards to the incident are nonetheless not identified, nevertheless, it’s believed the person was out on the water in a small boat, in accordance with an eyewitness that World Information spoke to.

The witness stated she noticed the person’s canine go overboard. She stated the proprietor then went into the water after it.

The world is distant and has no cellphone service however the witness was carrying a satellite tv for pc cellphone and stated she was capable of name for assist.

The RCMP stated search and rescue efforts started on Sunday, however on Monday, these efforts have been refocused to one in all restoration.

Early Monday afternoon, a World Information crew on the scene noticed a member of the restoration crew pilot the person’s small boat — which was unattended on the water — again to shore.

Spray Lakes Reservoir is positioned about 35 kilometres south of Canmore.

— With recordsdata from Elissa Carpenter, World Information