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Bodies Of Drowned Teen Boy, Young Man Recovered From Popular Harrison Lake

The Canadian Press, 05 Sep, 2017 08:46 AM
    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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