On May 8, 2025, at approximately 8:00 pm, Treherne RCMP received a request for assistance from the Sandy Bay Fire Department after a boat became stranded on Lake Manitoba.

 

Officers were advised that a 41-year-old male and a 22-year-old male, both from Sandy Bay First Nation, had launched a boat from behind the water treatment plant in the community earlier in the day.

 

Officers were also informed that the boat suffered a malfunction, and due to high winds, the fire department could not launch their own boat to assist the men. A short time later, a bystander on the beach witnessed both men in the water attempting to swim towards the shore. 

 

The men were last seen in the water southeast of Halls Beach, approximately 200 meters from shore. Neither of the men were wearing life jackets.

 

Underwater Recovery Teams from both the Manitoba RCMP and the Saskatchewan RCMP are deploying. They are being assisted by the Manitoba First Nation Police Service and the Sandy Bay Fire Department.

 

On May 9, 2025, at approximately 9:00 am, the body of the 22-year-old male was located deceased on shore.

 

The search for the 41-year-old male continues.