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RCMP are investigating after a boat was found abandoned in open water near Willow Island, just south of Gimli, over the weekend. (File image/PNN)
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RCMP are investigating after a boat was found abandoned in open water near Willow Island, just south of Gimli, over the weekend.
Officers say they were alerted to the abandoned boat at around 8:30 a.m. on Sunday.
The Manitoba RCMP Marine Unit and Manitoba RCMP Underwater Recovery Unit responded to the scene and discovered a wallet and phone on the boat, but no occupants were present.
A search of the area was started, and a few hours later, officers discovered a 62-year-old man dead in the water.
He was the sole occupant of the boat.
There is no word on what led to the boater's death.
Gimli RCMP continues to investigate.
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