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Surrey man drowns in Shuswap Lake

Swimmer goes missing on long weekend, body recovered.
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Man drowns in Shuswap Lake over long weekend. Image credit: Observer file photo

Salmon Arm RCMP report that a man drowned in Shuswap Lake on the long weekend.

Police were called to a local campground on Sunday, July 2 where a 37-year-old resident of Surrey who was vacationing in the area had gone missing in the lake while swimming within a designated swimming area.

A Salmon Arm Search and Rescue team was called in to conduct a shore search as the RCMP maintained a presence at the location overnight.

On Monday, July 3, the RCMP Southeast District Underwater Recovery Team responded early in the morning and

recovered the man’s body from Shuswap Lake.



Martha Wickett

About the Author: Martha Wickett

came to Salmon Arm in May of 2004 to work at the Observer. I was looking for a change from the hustle and bustle of the Lower Mainland, where I had spent more than a decade working in community newspapers.
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