RCMP dive team finds body of Delta man in Alice Lake
A 20-year-old man was swimming in the popular lake, near Squamish, B.C., on Wednesday evening when he apparently went into distress.
20-year-old was swimming in popular lake near Squamish on Wednesday when he apparently went into distress
An RCMP underwater recovery team has found the body of a 20-year-old man who went missing while swimming with friends in Squamish, B.C.
Police started their search Wednesday night after a caller reported hearing someone screaming about a man in Alice Lake.
The Mounties say in a news release that the man was swimming with friends when he went into distress close to the shoreline on the southwest side of the lake.
The RCMP say the swimmer's friends and bystanders immediately combed the area before police, fire, ambulance and search and rescue personnel arrived.
The RCMP underwater recovery team found the man's body Thursday afternoon.
Police say the man is from Delta, B.C., but his name will not be released.