A 62-year-old man is dead after RCMP responded to an abandoned boat spotted in open water near Willow Island, south of Gimli.
Gimli RCMP received the call around 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, July 27. Officers deployed several resources to the area, including the Manitoba RCMP Marine Unit and Underwater Recovery Unit.
When officers arrived, they were told by local Coast Guard authorities that the boat had no one on board, but a wallet and cell phone were found inside.
A few hours after the search began, crews located the missing boater in the water. He was confirmed to be the sole occupant of the boat and was found deceased.
RCMP say the investigation remains ongoing.
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