Bodies of drowned teen boy, young man recovered from popular B.C. lake
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – Police say two people have drowned at a popular lake east of Vancouver.
RCMP say officers were called Sunday evening for reports of three people in distress at Harrison Lake.
Witnesses pulled one person to safety, but a 16-year-old boy and a 24-year-old man were last spotted about 20 metres from the shore.
RCMP say a dive team recovered the males’ bodies on Monday.
The names of the victims have not been released.
Police say the incident is a reminder that people should swim within their limits and use personal flotation devices.
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