News release
Winnipegosis RCMP respond to drowning on Lake Winnipegosis
March 21, 2025
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Winnipegosis, Manitoba
From: Manitoba RCMP
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On March 20, 2025, at 1:00 pm, Winnipegosis RCMP received a report of a 70-year-old female possibly having fallen through the ice on Lake Winnipegosis.
The victim is believed to have gone for her usual walk with her two dogs and failed to return home.
A family member attended to the area and located one of the dogs sitting out on the ice.
Winnipegosis RCMP, along with the local fire department, attended the scene and began a search of the immediate area which had open areas of water.
The victim was eventually located under the ice and recovered. She was transported to the Dauphin hospital where she was pronounced deceased.
Winnipegosis RCMP continue to investigate.
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