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Searchers find body of third hunter reported missing in Lake Winnipeg one month ago

WINNIPEG — RCMP say the body of a third missing hunter has been found in a lake in Manitoba. They say searchers discovered the 29-year-old in Lake Winnipeg on Sunday.
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Netley Creek and The Red River enter Lake Winnipeg just north of Winnipeg, Sunday, May 15, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods

WINNIPEG — RCMP say the body of a third missing hunter has been found in a lake in Manitoba.

They say searchers discovered the 29-year-old in Lake Winnipeg on Sunday.

Three men were returning from hunting moose in the north basin of the lake when they were reported missing one month ago.

Some of their belongings were found along the shore.

Searchers found the body of a 31-year-old shortly after.

The body of a 28-year-old was discovered on July 17.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 29, 2024.

The Canadian Press

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