Spiritwood RCMP say a man has died after his boat overturned on Little Shell Lake. Just after six Tuesday morning, the detachment was told of a missing 59 year old man. He and a family member were boating on the Lake the evening before when their boat overturned. Both men attempted to swim to shore. The family member made it to shore safely, but lost sight of the missing man. The family member walked all night through the bush to return to their campsite to call for help.

Spiritwood and Blaine Lake RCMP officers, along with Saskatchewan RCMP Police Dog Services, began searching both the water and shore near where the boat capsized. Officers recovered the body of the man, who is from Spiritwood, in the water at about nine o’clock Tuesday morning. His next of kin have been notified.