Shaunavon RCMP responded to a call of a swimmer in distress near Simmie, Saskatchewan around 5 p.m.on Sunday.

A 21 year old man had been swimming in the Swift Current Creek with friends, jumped off a bridge, went underwater and failed to resurface.

A search using boats got underway by RCMP officers, the Swift Current Fire Department and Ministry of Environment Conservation Officers. The body of the 21 year old man from Alberta was located and recovered at 7:15 p.m. and the Saskatchewan Coroners Service is now investigating.