Rescuer dies, another in critical condition after search for missing man
WOLLASTON LAKE, Sask. – A member of a rescue team has died and another is in critical condition following a search for a missing man near the Saskatchewan-Manitoba border.
RCMP say two men who were part of the Lac Brochet Search and Rescue group that went out looking for the missing person on Sunday.
The missing man was found but RCMP say the rescuers didn’t return.
The pair were found located on Tuesday afternoon by Wollaston Lake RCMP officers.
Mounties say a 47-year-old man is dead and a 40-year-old man is in critical condition in a Winnipeg hospital.
An autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death.
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