Two men dead after separate drownings in Manitoba

Manitoba RCMP are investigating two separate drowning incidents that claimed the lives of two men on Saturday.

Steinbach RCMP were called to Reynolds Ponds in the Rural Municipality of Reynolds around 2 p.m.

Officers were told a man had been swimming when he suddenly disappeared beneath the surface and did not come up. Bystanders were searching for the swimmer but did not find the man.

The Manitoba RCMP Underwater Recovery Team was deployed to assist in the search. A 70-year-old man from Ontario was later found dead.

Drowning in Grand Beach

Later that evening, Selkirk RCMP responded to another drowning at Grand Beach around 8 p.m. Police were told two men had gone out onto the lake on a pool floatation device, then the men lost their balance and fell into the water.

One man was rescued by a nearby kayaker, but the second man did not resurface. The Underwater Recovery Team located the body of a 25-year-old Winnipeg man, who was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigations into both incidents are ongoing.