RCMP have rescued two stranded boaters in northern Manitoba in what they say turned out to be a very Canadian rescue.

On Saturday night, the Thompson RCMP received a report that two boaters were stranded near an unnamed lake 53 kilometres south of the city, west of Highway 6.

Responding officers called in conservation officials and Park patrol for Paint Lake Provincial Park to assist in the rescue after they were unable to use a snowmobile trail near the location due to swampy terrain and dead-end water.

The rescue party trekked over a beaver dam and hiked for approximately three kilometres through brush before eventually locating the boaters and paddling towards them.

The 51-year-old and 55-year-old men from Thompson were found in good health, and were escorted back across the lake and were able to get back to Highway 6 without any injuries.