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Two boys, ages 10 and 13, remained missing after slipping into fast-moving rapids at Nutimik Lake near Sturgeon Falls Trail in Whiteshell Provincial Park on Saturday.
RCMP received a report of a “possible drowning” near the trail at 12:40 p.m. Saturday, setting off a search that drew in police, local firefighters, emergency responders and specialized water-search teams.
Search at Nutimik Lake
The search has centred on Nutimik Lake, near Sturgeon Falls Trail, where the two boys went missing in the rapids.
RCMP responded alongside local firefighters and emergency responders after the report came in. The early details released by police point to a narrow and alarming sequence: two children slipped into fast-moving water, and neither had been found.
For families and communities following the case, the ages alone make the story difficult to absorb. One boy is 10. The other is 13. Both remained missing as searchers continued working the area.
Water Recovery Teams Deployed
The Manitoba RCMP Underwater Recovery Team was deployed to assist in the search. The Hutterian Emergency Aquatic Response Team, known as HEART, was also brought in.
Their deployment reflects the seriousness of the response at Nutimik Lake. RCMP and emergency crews have been joined by teams specifically tasked with searching in and around water, as the effort continues in fast-moving rapids and along the nearby shorelines.
Police have not reported that either boy has been located.
Patrols Along Shorelines
Searchers conducted extensive patrols on the water and along the shorelines. Those patrols have so far not led to the boys being found.
The search area includes both the water where the boys slipped into the rapids and the surrounding shoreline. That work has continued as emergency teams try to locate the two missing children.
RCMP have said the search is continuing. No confirmed recovery has been reported.
A Continuing Emergency Response
The response at Nutimik Lake remains active, with RCMP, local firefighters, emergency responders, the Manitoba RCMP Underwater Recovery Team and HEART all part of the effort that followed Saturday’s 12:40 p.m. report.
What is known remains stark: two boys went missing after slipping into fast-moving rapids in Whiteshell Provincial Park; emergency crews responded; specialized teams were deployed; extensive searches have been carried out on the water and along the shorelines; and neither child has been found.
The search continues near Sturgeon Falls Trail.
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