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Mounties search for Winnipeg boy, 12, after he fell beneath rapids in Sturgeon Falls

RCMP are investigating a potential drowning in Whiteshell Provincial Park on Saturday, after a 12-year-old boy was last seen slipping into the water and beneath the rapids at Sturgeon Falls.

Underwater recovery team working with Manitoba parks, conservation staff: RCMP

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A boat is seen on choppy water.
The search continues Sunday after RCMP was called about a potential drowning of a 12-year-old boy at Sturgeon Falls shortly before noon Saturday. (Joanne Roberts/CBC)

RCMP are investigating a potential drowning at Sturgeon Falls on Saturday, after a 12-year-old boy was last seen slipping into the water and beneath the rapids at Sturgeon Falls.

Mounties were notified of the possible drowning shortly before noon on Saturday, a news release says.

The falls, located within Whiteshell Provincial Park, are about 135 kilometres east of Winnipeg near the Manitoba-Ontario border.

The 12-year-old boy from Winnipeg was last seen climbing down the rocks before he fell into the water and disappeared under the rapids, according to the news release.

Mounties say a bystander made an attempt to retrieve the boy from the water but could not bring him to shore.

Two RCMP vehicles, an ambulance, a truck and a van are parked along the sides of a dirt road in a wooded area.
RCMP vehicles and an ambulance were seen parked near Sturgeon Falls in Whiteshell Park on Saturday. RCMP were called about a potential drowning of a 12-year-old boy at Sturgeon Falls shortly before noon. (Submitted)

RCMP are investigating and say their underwater recovery team is working with Manitoba conservation and parks staff at Sturgeon Falls.

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