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Two Missing After Canoe Capsizes on Upper Kananaskis Lake

A coordinated search continues at Upper Kananaskis Lake for two canoeists still unaccounted for.

The RCMP say a search is underway for two missing boaters on Upper Kananaskis Lake after a canoe capsized on Wednesday.
A canoe on Upper Kananaskis Lake capsized Tuesday and a man and woman in their 30s still have not been found.
Two boaters are missing after a canoe filled with four occupants capsized on Upper Kananaskis Lake, Alta., earlier this week.

Overview

  • Cochrane RCMP and Kananaskis Emergency Services were called around 4 p.m. after a canoe carrying four people overturned.
  • Bystanders on boats and paddleboards pulled a 30-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman from the water.
  • A man and a woman in their 30s who were also in the canoe remain missing, authorities said.
  • Emergency crews remain on scene as a multi-agency operation continues on the lake.
  • RCMP said further information will be released when it becomes available.