Man missing and presumed drowned after weekend mishap on Shuswap Lake
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SALMON ARM — R-C-M-P in Salmon Arm are searching for a 33-year-old man who is presumed drowned following a boating incident on the Salmon Arm of Shuswap Lake between Canoe and Sicamous on Sunday evening.
Police say two speed boats were travelling east in tandem when one of them went out of control, sending two occupants into the water, including a 25-year-old woman who was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
Mounties and Search and Rescue from Sicamous searched extensively for the man, who has been identified as 33-year-old Ryan Hartmann, until 2 a-m yesterday (Sunday).
Salmon Arm R-C-M-P say Hartmann is missing and presumed drowned, though local Search and Rescue continue to search the area with air support, while police are examining the two speed boats to investigate the factors that led to the incident.
