Winnipegger, Ontario man dead after separate drownings in southern Manitoba
Mounties were first dispatched at around 2 p.m. on Saturday to the Rural Municipality of Reynolds after receiving reports that a person might have drowned at Reynolds Ponds, which is about 65 kilometres east of Winnipeg.
Police were told a man had been swimming when suddenly he didn't resurface. While bystanders had tried to search for him, they couldn't find him.
A 70-year-old man from Ontario was later found dead, RCMP said.
The second drowning happened at Grand Beach. RCMP said they were dispatched to the provincial park about 80 kilometres north of Winnipeg at around 8 p.m. on Saturday.
At Grand Beach, police were told two males had gone out to the lake on a pool floatation device when they lost balance and fell into the water.
While one of them was rescued by a nearby kayaker, the other one didn't resurface, RCMP said.
The underwater team found a 25-year-old man from Winnipeg in the water who was pronounced dead.
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